The Woodstock North Thunder basketball team (Woodstock, IL), was nudged 41-34 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Grant Community Bulldogs (Fox Lake, IL)

The Bulldogs now possess a 12-13 record. They put it on the line next when they host Wauconda for a Northern Lake County battle on Saturday, January 28. Grant Community will confront a Bulldogs team coming off a 46-35 league win over Lakes (Lake Villa, IL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 10-11.

The Thunder (10-14) will now prepare for their battle against Richmond-Burton (Richmond, IL). The Rockets come into the Kishwaukee River battle with a 1-21 record. In their last battle, Richmond-Burton was nudged by North Boone (Poplar Grove, IL), 45-34, in a non-league battle.