The Moorhead Spuds (Moorhead, MN) basketball toppled the visiting Elk River Elks (Elk River, MN), 80-69 in Saturday's league bout.

The Spuds now possess a 14-5 record. They play next when they host Red River for a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 11. Moorhead will play a Roughriders team coming off a 90-70 league win over Fargo North (Fargo, ND). The Roughriders record now stands at 13-4.

With the loss, Elk River falls to 4-16 on the campaign. The Elks host Brainerd (Brainerd, MN) to play the Warriors in a AAAA Section 8 bout on Tuesday, February 11. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 8-10. Brainerd lost 78-62 in their recent league bout against Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids, MN)