Deer River Warriors (Deer River, MN) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad bounce the host Bigfork Huskies (Bigfork, MN), 86-60 in a league bout.

With the victory, Deer River upgrades its record to 19-3 on the campaign. The Warriors travel to Mesabi East (Aurora, MN) to play the Giants in a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 21. The Giants come into the bout with a record of 8-13. Mesabi East lost 80-78 in their recent non-league bout against Ely (Ely, MN)

Next up, the Huskies play the Fond du Lac Ojibwe Ogichida Ogichida (Cloquet, MN) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, February 21. Bigfork will attempt to upgrade on its 15-6 season record. The Ogichida come into the bout with a 7-10 record after their 82-33 non-league win over Cherry (Iron, MN).