In Friday's league outing, the Crookston Pirates (Crookston, MN) basketball squad nipped the visiting Warroad Warriors (Warroad, MN), by a margin of 71-67.

The Pirates (7-12) will now prepare for their outing against Park Rapids (Park Rapids, MN). The Panthers go into the AA Section 8 outing with a 2-13 record. In their last outing, Park Rapids was tipped by Detroit Lakes (Detroit Lakes, MN), 85-55, in a non-league outing.

The Warriors now own a 7-11 record. They play next when they travel to East Grand Forks for a AA Section 8 outing on Monday, February 6. Warroad will clash with a Green Wave squad coming off a 78-73 league loss to Park Rapids (Park Rapids, MN). The Green Wave record now stands at 7-9.