The Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds were victorious over the host Fertile-Beltrami Falcons basketball squad by a final score of 49-39 in Monday's league outing.

Next, the Thunderbirds face the Fosston Greyhounds (Fosston, MN) in a A Section 8 outing, on Tuesday, January 7. Mahnomen/Waubun will attempt to upgrade on its 4-8 season record. The Greyhounds enter the outing with a 5-4 record after their 60-39 non-league loss to Sacred Heart (East Grand Forks, MN).

The Falcons (7-7) will now prepare for their outing against Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] (Newfolden, MN). The Northern Freeze enter the A Section 8 outing with a 3-3 record. In their last outing, Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] ran past Stephen-Argyle Central (Stephen, MN), 51-49, in a league outing.