The Grand Rapids Thunderhawks routed the visiting North Branch Vikings basketball team by a final score of 72-29 in Saturday's league game.

In their next game, the Thunderhawks face the Princeton Tigers (Princeton, MN) in a non-league game, on Saturday, January 14. Grand Rapids will attempt to move on its 6-2 season record. The Tigers enter the game with a 1-4 record after their 71-47 league loss to Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids, MN).

With the defeat, North Branch moves to 2-5 on the year. The Vikings travel to Little Falls (Little Falls, MN) to face the Flyers in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 3. The Flyers enter the game with a record of 1-4. Little Falls won 49-46 in their recent non-league game against Upsala (Upsala, MN)