Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Hill-Murray Pioneers (Maplewood, MN) and the host North Polars (North St. Paul, MN), saw Hill-Murray's basketball squad wallop North by a tally of 78-48.

With the victory, Hill-Murray improves its record to 14-10 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to South St. Paul (South St. Paul, MN) to confront the Packers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 20. The Packers come into the challenge with a record of 11-13. South St. Paul won 62-28 in their recent non-league challenge against Tartan (Oakdale, MN)

Next up, the Polars confront the Hastings Raiders (Hastings, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 20. North will attempt to improve on its 4-18 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 17-7 record after their 50-29 non-league win over Simley (Inver Grove Heights, MN).