In Thursday's league outing, the Maple Grove Crimson (Maple Grove, MN) basketball squad knocked off the visiting Elk River Elks (Elk River, MN), by a margin of 63-48.

The Crimson (7-4) will now prepare for their outing against Anoka (Anoka, MN). The Tornadoes go into the Northwest Suburban outing with a 2-8 record. In their last outing, Anoka was beaten by Champlin Park (Champlin, MN), 79-56, in a league outing.

The Elks now own a 8-2 record. They take the field next when they host Monticello for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 12. Elk River will encounter a Magic squad coming off a 52-46 non-league win over Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids, MN). The Magic record now stands at 4-7.