The Houston Hawks ice hockey squad (Big Lake, AK), was trounced 8-2 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears (Juneau, AK)

With the win, Juneau-Douglas moves its record to 6-5 on the year. The Crimson Bears host Kenai Central (Kenai, AK) to confront the Kardinals in a Northern Lights battle on Friday, January 24. The Kardinals enter the battle with a record of 9-7.

The Hawks now possess a 7-3 record. They play next when they travel to Tri-Valley for a Aurora battle on Friday, January 10. Houston will confront a Warriors squad coming off a 6-1 league loss to North Pole (North Pole, AK). The Warriors record now stands at 4-4.