Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots (Hills, MN) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Mountain Lake/Comfrey (Mountain Lake, MN), 57-38 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Hills-Beaver Creek upgrades its record to 16-10 on the season. The Patriots travel to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (Tyler, MN) to clash with the Knights in a A Section 3 bout on Monday, February 19. The Knights go into the bout with a record of 15-12. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton won 68-36 in their recent league bout against Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda (Okabena, MN)

Next up, the play the Nicollet Raiders (Nicollet, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 16. Mountain Lake/Comfrey will attempt to improve on its 8-16 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 8-15 record after their 75-55 non-league loss to Sibley East (Arlington, MN).