Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Pine River-Backus Tigers (Pine River, MN) and the visiting Menahga Braves (Menahga, MN), saw Pine River-Backus's basketball squad overcome Menahga by a tally of 78-64.

With the victory, Pine River-Backus improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Tigers host Ogilvie (Ogilvie, MN) to confront the Lions in a A Section 5 challenge on Monday, December 12. The Lions come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Braves confront the Nevis Tigers (Nevis, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 6. Menahga will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record.