Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds (Winthrop, MN) and the visiting Mayer Lutheran Crusaders (Mayer, MN), saw Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop's basketball squad wallop Mayer Lutheran by a tally of 85-63.

With the victory, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop improves its record to 9-8 on the campaign. The Thunderbirds host Le Sueur-Henderson (Le Sueur, MN) to play the Giants in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Giants come into the challenge with a record of 9-6. Le Sueur-Henderson won 69-65 in their recent non-league challenge against Tri-City United [Montgomery-Lonsdale/Le Center] (Montgomery, MN)

Next up, the Crusaders play the Belle Plaine Tigers (Belle Plaine, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, February 1. Mayer Lutheran will attempt to improve on its 8-12 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 14-3 record after their 72-57 league win over Sibley East (Arlington, MN).