The Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds basketball squad (Winthrop, MN), was crushed 55-34 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Springfield Tigers (Springfield, MN)

With the victory, Springfield advances its record to 6-4 on the year. The Tigers host Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (Hector, MN) to meet the Mustangs in a A Section 2 battle on Tuesday, January 7. The Mustangs enter the battle with a record of 5-4. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart won 50-36 in their recent league battle against New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm, MN)

The Thunderbirds now own a 2-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sleepy Eye for a A Section 2 battle on Tuesday, January 7. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop will meet a Indians squad coming off a 67-49 league win over Nicollet (Nicollet, MN). The Indians record now stands at 9-5.