The Bloomer Blackhawks routed the visiting Thorp Cardinals basketball team by a final score of 80-27 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Blackhawks face the Stanley-Boyd Orioles (Stanley, WI) in a Cloverbelt - West game, on Tuesday, January 9. Bloomer will attempt to move on its 6-7 season record. The Orioles enter the game with a 2-12 record after their 75-28 league loss to Regis (Eau Claire, WI).

With the defeat, Thorp moves to 3-10 on the year. The Cardinals host Cornell (Cornell, WI) to face the Chiefs in a non-league game on Monday, January 8. The Chiefs enter the game with a record of 1-8. Cornell lost 51-49 in their recent league game against Lake Holcombe (Holcombe, WI)