The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Monticello Magic (Monticello, MN) and the host Zimmerman Thunder (Zimmerman, MN), observed Monticello's basketball team overwhelm Zimmerman by a score of 80-27.

The Magic (19-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom, MN). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 2-18 record. In their last challenge, Chisago Lakes Area was routed by Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] (Eveleth, MN), 58-28, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Thunder encounter the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets (Cambridge, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 24. Zimmerman will attempt to improve on its 5-11 season record. The Bluejackets come into the challenge with a 3-11 record after their 67-42 non-league loss to Sartell-St. Stephen (Sartell, MN).