The East Central Eagles routed the host Hinckley-Finlayson Jaguars basketball team by a final score of 82-52 in Wednesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Eagles face the Cromwell Cardinals (Cromwell, MN) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, January 2. East Central will attempt to move on its 6-5 season record. The Cardinals enter the game with a 7-1 record after their 70-53 non-league win over Mesabi East (Aurora, MN).

With the defeat, Hinckley-Finlayson moves to 3-7 on the year. The Jaguars host Rush City (Rush City, MN) to face the Tigers in a non-league game on Thursday, January 4. The Tigers enter the game with a record of 1-8. Rush City lost 58-55 in their recent league game against Milaca (Milaca, MN)