In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Verndale Pirates (Verndale, MN) basketball squad beat the visiting New York Mills Eagles (New York Mills, MN), by a count of 61-53.

The Pirates (6-12) will now prepare for their outing against Ashby (Ashby, MN). The Arrows go into the non-league outing with a 2-11 record. In their last outing, Ashby was topped by Parkers Prairie (Parkers Prairie, MN), 56-25, in a league outing.

The Eagles now hold a 2-21 record. They play next when they travel to Parkers Prairie for a A Section 6 outing on Friday, February 24. New York Mills will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 56-25 league win over Ashby (Ashby, MN). The Panthers record now stands at 8-8.