The Zimmerman Thunder (Zimmerman, MN) basketball edged the host Becker Bulldogs (Becker, MN), 71-67 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Thunder now possess a 10-3 record. They play next when they host North Branch for a non-league bout on Thursday, January 9. Zimmerman will play a Vikings team coming off a 88-66 non-league loss to Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge, MN). The Vikings record now stands at 2-8.

With the loss, Becker falls to 5-6 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Princeton (Princeton, MN) to play the Tigers in a AAA Section 5 bout on Friday, January 10. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 6-7. Princeton won 88-75 in their recent non-league bout against Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom, MN)