The Grand Rapids Thunderhawks (Grand Rapids, MN) basketball edged the visiting Twin Cities Academy/Great River (St. Paul, MN), 77-71 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Thunderhawks now possess a 3-5 record. They play next when they travel to Denfeld for a AAA Section 7 bout on Friday, January 3. Grand Rapids will play a Hunters team coming off a 83-69 non-league win over Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge, MN). The Hunters record now stands at 5-4.

With the loss, Twin Cities Academy/Great River falls to 3-4 on the campaign. The host Washington Tech (St. Paul, MN) to play the Eagles in a AA Section 4 bout on Friday, January 3. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 3-3. Washington Tech won 75-74 in their recent league bout against Mounds Park Academy (St. Paul, MN)