Deer River Warriors (Deer River, MN) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Bigfork Huskies (Bigfork, MN), 71-35 in a league bout.

With the win, Deer River upgrades its record to 3-4 on the season. The Warriors travel to Cass Lake-Bena (Cass Lake, MN) to play the Panthers in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 20. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 5-4.

Next up, the Huskies play the Littlefork-Big Falls Vikings (Littlefork, MN) in a Northern Lakes game, on Tuesday, January 20. Bigfork will attempt to move on its 2-9 season record. The Vikings enter the game with a 2-4 record after their 78-66 non-league loss to Cotton (Cotton, MN).