The Blackduck Drakes basketball team (Blackduck, MN), was routed 79-38 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves (Walker, MN)

The Wolves now sport a 8-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Red Lake for a A Section 8 battle on Tuesday, February 6. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley will battle a Warriors team coming off a 94-81 league loss to Cass Lake-Bena (Cass Lake, MN). The Warriors record now stands at 13-5.

The Drakes (3-13) will now prepare for their battle against North Woods (Cook, MN). The grizzlies come into the non-league battle with a 13-4 record. In their last battle, North Woods trounced Greenway (Coleraine, MN), 93-62, in a non-league battle.