The Hermantown Hawks basketball team (Hermantown, MN), was nudged 53-49 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Hibbing Bluejackets (Hibbing, MN)

The Bluejackets now possess a 1-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Grand Rapids for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 26. Hibbing will confront a Thunderhawks team coming off a 47-43 non-league loss to Moose Lake/Willow River (Moose Lake, MN). The Thunderhawks record now stands at 1-11.

The Hawks (10-3) will now prepare for their battle against Duluth East (Duluth, MN). The Greyhounds come into the non-league battle with a 9-4 record. In their last battle, Duluth East was nudged by Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge, MN), 68-45, in a league battle.