Deer River Warriors (Deer River, MN) boosters left the game satisfied Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the visiting South Ridge Panthers (Culver, MN), 86-67 in a league match.

With the victory, Deer River upgrades its record to 24-2 on the year. The Warriors host Mountain Iron-Buhl (Mountain Iron, MN) to face the Rangers in a A Section 7 match on Thursday, March 13. The Rangers enter the match with a record of 25-4. Mountain Iron-Buhl won 67-37 in their recent non-league match against Ely (Ely, MN)

The Panthers now sport a 18-9 record.