The Belvidere North Blue Thunder basketball team (Belvidere, IL), was routed 71-46 in Wednesday's league battle with the host Freeport Pretzels (Freeport, IL)

The Pretzels now sport a 2-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Belvidere for a Northern Illinois 10 battle on Friday, December 16. Freeport will battle a Bucs team coming off a 86-58 league win over Guilford (Rockford, IL). The Bucs record now stands at 4-5.

The Blue Thunder (1-8) will now prepare for their battle against Rockford East (Rockford, IL). The E-Rabs come into the Northern Illinois 10 battle with a 5-4 record. In their last battle, Rockford East was routed by Boylan (Rockford, IL), 66-59, in a league battle.