Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Hancock Owls (Hancock, MN) and the host Battle Lake Battlers (Battle Lake, MN), saw Hancock's basketball squad wallop Battle Lake by a tally of 73-33.

With the victory, Hancock improves its record to 11-2 on the campaign. The Owls host Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris, MN) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 28. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 2-10. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta won 40-39 in their recent non-league challenge against Osakis (Osakis, MN)

Next up, the Battlers confront the Parkers Prairie Panthers (Parkers Prairie, MN) in a A Section 6 challenge, on Saturday, January 28. Battle Lake will attempt to improve on its 1-14 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 7-7 record after their 64-55 league loss to Wheaton/Herman-Norcross (Wheaton, MN).