In Friday's league contest, the visiting Rhinelander Hodags basketball team scored a good 65-48 triumph over the Northland Pines Eagles.

The Hodags (4-0) will now prepare for their contest against Ashland (Ashland, WI). The Oredockers go into the non-league contest with a 0-5 record. In their last contest, Ashland was toppled by Cameron (Cameron, WI), 69-38, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Eagles confront the Lakeland Thunderbirds (Minocqua, WI) in a Great Northern contest, on Friday, December 20. Northland Pines will attempt to better on its 5-2 season record. The Thunderbirds go into the contest with a 2-5 record after their 57-53 league loss to Antigo (Antigo, WI).