The Eagle Ridge Academy (Minnetonka, MN) basketball edged the host Pierz Pioneers (Pierz, MN), 49-44 in Friday's non-league bout.

The now possess a 4-3 record. They play next when they travel to Zimmerman for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. Eagle Ridge Academy will play a Thunder team coming off a 60-54 non-league loss to Rockford (Rockford, MN). The Thunder record now stands at 6-3.

With the loss, Pierz falls to 2-5 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] (Eveleth, MN) to play the Wolverines in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. The Wolverines go into the bout with a record of 2-4. Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] lost 50-43 in their recent non-league bout against Proctor (Proctor, MN)