The Lakeland Thunderbirds basketball team scored 53 points and restricted the host Antigo Red Robins to 35 in the Thunderbirds league victory on Friday.

The Thunderbirds now sport a 3-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Merrill for a non-league contest on Tuesday, December 12. Lakeland will battle a Bluejays team coming off a 61-50 league loss to Wausau West (Wausau, WI). The Bluejays record now stands at 2-2.

The Red Robins (1-4) will now prepare for their contest against Ashland (Ashland, WI). The Oredockers come into the non-league contest with a 2-1 record. In their last contest, Ashland was defeated by Hayward (Hayward, WI), 58-51, in a league contest.