The Hancock Owls narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Pine River-Backus Tigers 2-1.
Wins have been accumulating steadily for Hancock, who have claimed victory in six of their first seven games to sit at 6-1. As for Pine River-Backus, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-6.
Hancock has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Thief River Falls on the 19th.
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