The Tomahawk Hatchets (Tomahawk, WI) basketball edged the host Northland Pines Eagles (Eagle River, WI), 42-39 in Friday's league bout.

The Hatchets now possess a 3-0 record. They play next when they host Elcho for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 10. Tomahawk will play a Hornets team coming off a 68-13 league loss to Florence (Florence, WI). The Hornets record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Northland Pines falls to 2-2 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Rhinelander (Rhinelander, WI) to play the Hodags in a Great Northern bout on Friday, December 13. The Hodags go into the bout with a record of 4-2. Rhinelander won 75-35 in their recent league bout against Antigo (Antigo, WI)