The Northwestern Tigers basketball squad (Maple, WI), was nudged 63-57 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Red Hawks (Galesville, WI)

With the victory, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau advances its record to 4-5 on the year. The Red Hawks travel to Elk Mound (Elk Mound, WI) to meet the Mounders in a non-league battle on Friday, January 3. The Mounders enter the battle with a record of 5-1. Elk Mound won 71-61 in their recent non-league battle against Altoona (Altoona, WI)

The Tigers now own a 3-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Ladysmith for a Heart O'North battle on Tuesday, January 7. Northwestern will meet a Lumberjacks squad coming off a 72-39 non-league win over Chequamegon (Park Falls, WI). The Lumberjacks record now stands at 7-1.