The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Lakeland Thunderbirds (Minocqua, WI) and the host Hayward Hurricanes (Hayward, WI), observed Lakeland's basketball team edge Hayward by a score of 68-67.

The Thunderbirds (6-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Wausau West (Wausau, WI). The Warriors come into the non-league challenge with a 11-4 record. In their last challenge, Wausau West edged Stevens Point (Stevens Point, WI), 55-49, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hurricanes encounter the Barron Golden Bears (Barron, WI) in a Heart O'North challenge, on Thursday, January 30. Hayward will attempt to improve on its 4-11 season record. The Golden Bears come into the challenge with a 8-5 record after their 89-72 league loss to Northwestern (Maple, WI).