The Rush City Tigers basketball team (Rush City, MN), was overwhelmed 72-43 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting East Central Eagles (Sandstone, MN)

The Eagles now possess a 16-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Hinckley-Finlayson for a non-league battle on Friday, February 16. East Central will confront a Jaguars team coming off a 58-46 league loss to Pierz (Pierz, MN). The Jaguars record now stands at 8-17.

The Tigers (5-18) will now prepare for their battle against Pine City (Pine City, MN). The Dragons go into the AA Section 6 outing with a 3-21 record. In their last outing, Pine City was crushed by Ogilvie (Ogilvie, MN), 69-39, in a league outing.