The Crandon Cardinals basketball squad (Crandon, WI), was crushed 74-22 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Rhinelander Hodags (Rhinelander, WI)

With the victory, Rhinelander advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Hodags host Antigo (Antigo, WI) to meet the Red Robins in a Great Northern battle on Friday, December 6. The Red Robins enter the battle with a record of 0-0.

The Cardinals now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Wabeno/Laona for a Northern Lakes battle on Tuesday, December 3. Crandon will meet a Rebels squad coming off a 64-49 non-league loss to Oconto (Oconto, WI). The Rebels record now stands at 0-1.