Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the North Branch Vikings (North Branch, MN) and the host Zimmerman Thunder (Zimmerman, MN), saw North Branch's basketball squad wallop Zimmerman by a count of 76-54.

With the victory, North Branch upgrades its record to 4-7 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to Princeton (Princeton, MN) to play the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 16. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 4-7. Princeton lost 79-52 in their recent league challenge against Becker (Becker, MN)

Next up, the Thunder play the Chisago Lakes Area Wildcats (Lindstrom, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 16. Zimmerman will attempt to upgrade on its 3-10 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 2-11 record after their 60-23 league loss to Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge, MN).