In Wednesday's non-league outing, the North Branch Vikings (North Branch, MN) basketball squad beat the visiting Cloquet Lumberjacks (Cloquet, MN), by a count of 95-85.

The Vikings (16-12) will now prepare for their outing against Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom, MN). The Wildcats go into the non-league outing with a 19-8 record. In their last outing, Chisago Lakes Area defeated Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, MN), 82-57, in a non-league outing.

The Lumberjacks now hold a 17-13 record. They play next when they travel to Proctor for a non-league outing on Thursday, March 7. Cloquet will clash with a Rails squad coming off a 81-57 non-league loss to Moose Lake/Willow River (Moose Lake, MN). The Rails record now stands at 6-23.