The Pine River-Backus Tigers topped the host Blackduck Drakes basketball team by a final score of 69-56 in Tuesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Tigers face the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves (Walker, MN) in a A Section 5 game, on Thursday, February 15. Pine River-Backus will attempt to move on its 5-16 season record. The Wolves enter the game with a 9-12 record after their 89-54 non-league loss to Cass Lake-Bena (Cass Lake, MN).

With the defeat, Blackduck moves to 3-16 on the year. The Drakes travel to Red Lake (Red Lake, MN) to face the Warriors in a A Section 8 game on Thursday, February 15. The Warriors enter the game with a record of 16-6. Red Lake won 2-0 in their recent league game against Laporte (Laporte, MN)