The Houston Hawks basketball squad (Big Lake, AK), was outscored 46-37 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Palmer Moose (Palmer, AK)

With the victory, Palmer advances its record to 4-4 on the year. The Moose host Mountain City Christian Academy (Anchorage, AK) to meet the Lions in a 4A Northern Lights battle on Tuesday, January 21. The Lions enter the battle with a record of 7-0. Mountain City Christian Academy won 65-26 in their recent league battle against Soldotna (Soldotna, AK)

The Hawks now own a 1-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Kenai Central for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 18. Houston will meet a Kardinals squad coming off a 45-41 non-league win over Kotzebue (Kotzebue, AK). The Kardinals record now stands at 4-4.