In Monday's league outing, the Unity Eagles (Balsam Lake, WI) basketball squad edged the visiting Northwood Evergreens (Minong, WI), by a count of 48-41.

The Eagles (8-9) will now prepare for their outing against Shell Lake (Shell Lake, WI). The Lakers go into the Lakeland - West outing with a 9-8 record. In their last outing, Shell Lake held off Frederic (Frederic, WI), 52-41, in a league outing.

The Evergreens now hold a 7-11 record. They play next when they host Grantsburg for a Lakeland - West outing on Tuesday, January 30. Northwood will clash with a Pirates squad coming off a 51-47 non-league loss to St. Croix Central (Hammond, WI). The Pirates record now stands at 14-5.