The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the North Branch Vikings (North Branch, MN) and the host Chisago Lakes Area Wildcats (Lindstrom, MN), observed North Branch's basketball team edge Chisago Lakes Area by a score of 80-79.

The Vikings (1-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Hutchinson (Hutchinson, MN). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 3-3 record.

In their next game, the Wildcats battle the Hermantown Hawks (Hermantown, MN) in a AAA Section 7 challenge, on Saturday, December 21. Chisago Lakes Area will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 0-6 record after their 94-58 league loss to Denfeld (Duluth, MN).