The Lakeland Thunderbirds routed the visiting Marion Mustangs basketball team by a final score of 73-35 in Monday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Thunderbirds face the Medford Raiders (Medford, WI) in a Great Northern game, on Friday, January 19. Lakeland will attempt to move on its 8-4 season record. The Raiders enter the game with a 5-7 record after their 62-51 non-league win over Merrill (Merrill, WI).

With the defeat, Marion moves to 8-6 on the year. The Mustangs travel to Bowler (Bowler, WI) to face the Panthers in a Central Wisconsin - North game on Tuesday, January 16. The Panthers enter the game with a record of 1-9.