The North Pole Patriots basketball squad (North Pole, AK), was crushed 69-33 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Mountain City Christian Academy Lions (Anchorage, AK)

With the victory, Mountain City Christian Academy advances its record to 12-2 on the year. The Lions host Palmer (Palmer, AK) to meet the Moose in a 4A Northern Lights battle on Tuesday, February 18. The Moose enter the battle with a record of 6-10.

The Patriots now own a 10-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Monroe Catholic for a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 11. North Pole will meet a Rams squad coming off a 67-26 league win over Galena (Galena, AK). The Rams record now stands at 12-2.