The Lakeland Thunderbirds basketball team scored 55 points and limited the host Tomahawk Hatchets to 34 in the Thunderbirds league triumph on Tuesday.

The Thunderbirds now possess a 5-6 record. They play next when they travel to Rhinelander for a Great Northern game on Friday, January 10.

With the loss, Tomahawk falls to 3-6 on the campaign. The Hatchets travel to Mosinee (Mosinee, WI) to play the Indians in a Great Northern game on Friday, January 10. The Indians go into the game with a record of 8-3. Mosinee lost 53-49 in their recent league game against Northland Pines (Eagle River, WI)