The Montevideo Thunderhawks (Montevideo, MN) basketball crushed the visiting Benson (Benson, MN), 70-36 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Thunderhawks now possess a 10-1 record. They play next when they host Redwood Valley for a AA Section 3 bout on Tuesday, January 14. Montevideo will play a Cardinals team coming off a 84-76 non-league win over Delano (Delano, MN). The Cardinals record now stands at 12-3.

With the loss, Benson falls to 8-5 on the campaign. The travel to Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls, MN) to play the Sting in a non-league bout on Sunday, January 12. The Sting go into the bout with a record of 2-8. Yellow Medicine East lost 91-78 in their recent league bout against MACCRAY (Clara City, MN)