The Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal Titans basketball team (Twin Valley, MN), was nudged 56-51 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Henning Hornets (Henning, MN)

The Hornets now possess a 7-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 28. Henning will confront a Tigers team coming off a 68-67 league win over Paynesville (Paynesville, MN). The Tigers record now stands at 7-1.

The Titans (5-4) will now prepare for their battle against Fertile-Beltrami (Fertile, MN). The Falcons come into the non-league battle with a 5-1 record. In their last battle, Fertile-Beltrami was nudged by Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] (Newfolden, MN), 77-68, in a league battle.