In Friday's non-league outing, the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder (Long Prairie, MN) basketball squad beat the host Menahga Braves (Menahga, MN), by a count of 56-45.

The Thunder (10-7) will now prepare for their outing against Laporte (Laporte, MN). The Wildcats go into the A Section 5 outing with a 2-11 record. In their last outing, Laporte was topped by Nevis (Nevis, MN), 74-50, in a league outing.

The Braves now hold a 5-11 record. They play next when they travel to Verndale for a non-league outing on Tuesday, February 7. Menahga will clash with a Pirates squad coming off a 65-54 league loss to Pillager (Pillager, MN). The Pirates record now stands at 5-10.