The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Rhinelander Hodags (Rhinelander, WI) and the host Tomahawk Hatchets (Tomahawk, WI), observed Rhinelander's basketball team overwhelm Tomahawk by a score of 67-31.

The Hodags (7-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Ripon (Ripon, WI). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 1-6 record.

In their next game, the Hatchets encounter the Merrill Bluejays (Merrill, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Tomahawk will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record.