The Drummond Lumberjacks (Drummond, WI) basketball nipped the host Hurley Northstars (Hurley, WI), 52-48 in Thursday's league test.

The Lumberjacks (3-0) will now prepare for their test against Lac Courte Oreilles (Hayward, WI). The Eagles go into the Northern Lights test with a 1-4 record. In their last test, Lac Courte Oreilles got by Butternut (Butternut, WI), 63-22, in a league test.

The Northstars now own a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Bayfield for a Northern Lights test on Monday, December 11. Hurley will encounter a Trollers squad coming off a 85-33 league loss to Solon Springs (Solon Springs, WI). The Trollers record now stands at 0-2.