The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Hartford Orioles (Hartford, WI) and the host Slinger Owls (Slinger, WI), observed Hartford's basketball team overwhelm Slinger by a score of 79-34.

The Orioles (13-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Kettle Moraine Lutheran (Jackson, WI). The Chargers come into the non-league challenge with a 14-1 record. In their last challenge, Kettle Moraine Lutheran trounced Winneconne (Winneconne, WI), 66-30, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Owls encounter the Port Washington Pirates (Port Washington, WI) in a North Shore challenge, on Friday, January 24. Slinger will attempt to improve on its 5-10 season record.