The Maple River Eagles basketball team scored 72 points and limited the host Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights to 58 in the Eagles league triumph on Friday.

The Eagles now possess a 17-13 record. They play next when they host Ellendale for a non-league game on Monday, February 10. Maple River will confront a Cardinals team coming off a 62-37 league loss to Medina/Pingree-Buchanan (Medina, ND). The Cardinals record now stands at 4-13.

With the loss, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial falls to 15-6 on the campaign. The Knights travel to St. James (St. James, MN) to battle the Saints in a non-league contest on Monday, February 10. The Saints go into the contest with a record of 13-10. St. James lost 76-71 in their recent league contest against Pipestone (Pipestone, MN)