The Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds basketball team (Mahnomen, MN), was nudged 69-63 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Lake Park-Audubon Raiders (Lake Park, MN)

The Raiders now possess a 5-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hillcrest Lutheran Academy for a A Section 6 battle on Thursday, January 4. Lake Park-Audubon will battle a Comets team coming off a 61-46 league win over Wheaton/Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley/Herman-Norcross (Wheaton, MN). The Comets record now stands at 7-1.

The Thunderbirds (3-6) will now prepare for their battle against Park Christian/Covenant Creek (Moorhead, MN). The come into the non-league battle with a 4-5 record. In their last battle, Park Christian/Covenant Creek edged New Life Academy/Van Wyk HomeSchool (Woodbury, MN), 70-53, in a non-league battle.