The Esko Eskomos basketball team scored 74 points and limited the visiting Marshall Hilltoppers to 53 in the Eskomos non-league triumph on Friday.

The Eskomos now possess a 7-1 record. They play next when they host Blake for a non-league game on Friday, January 3. Esko will confront a Bears team coming off a 74-67 non-league win over St. Croix Lutheran (West St. Paul, MN). The Bears record now stands at 5-0.

With the loss, Marshall falls to 4-4 on the campaign. The Hilltoppers host Proctor (Proctor, MN) to confront the Rails in a non-league game on Saturday, January 4. The Rails go into the game with a record of 6-4. Proctor lost 81-61 in their recent non-league game against Deer River (Deer River, MN)