The Blackduck Drakes basketball squad (Blackduck, MN), was crushed 75-35 in Thursday's league battle with the host Clearbrook-Gonvick Bears (Clearbrook, MN)

With the victory, Clearbrook-Gonvick advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Bears travel to Fosston (Fosston, MN) to meet the Greyhounds in a non-league battle on Friday, December 6. The Greyhounds enter the battle with a record of 2-0. Fosston won 65-42 in their recent league battle against Win-E-Mac (Erskine, MN)

The Drakes now own a 0-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Win-E-Mac for a A Section 8 battle on Friday, December 6. Blackduck will meet a Patriots squad coming off a 77-45 league loss to Fertile-Beltrami (Fertile, MN). The Patriots record now stands at 0-1.