The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Stratford Tigers (Stratford, WI) and the host Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds (Iola, WI), observed Stratford's basketball team edge Iola-Scandinavia by a score of 52-46.

The Tigers now possess a 4-0 record. They play next when they host Marathon for a Marawood - South bout on Tuesday, December 17. Stratford will play a Red Raiders team coming off a 55-54 non-league loss to Rib Lake (Rib Lake, WI). The Red Raiders record now stands at 1-3.

With the loss, Iola-Scandinavia falls to 3-2 on the campaign. The Thunderbirds host Manawa (Manawa, WI) to play the Wolves in a Central Wisconsin - East bout on Tuesday, December 17. The Wolves go into the bout with a record of 1-3. Manawa lost 77-35 in their recent league bout against Bonduel (Bonduel, WI)