Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Grand Rapids Thunderhawks (Grand Rapids, MN) and the host North Branch Vikings (North Branch, MN), saw Grand Rapids's basketball squad hold off North Branch by a tally of 47-43.

With the victory, Grand Rapids improves its record to 7-3 on the campaign. The Thunderhawks travel to Monticello (Monticello, MN) to confront the Magic in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 28. The Magic come into the challenge with a record of 7-1.

Next up, the Vikings confront the Becker Bulldogs (Becker, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 19. North Branch will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 73-34 league win over St. Francis (St. Francis, MN).