Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Turtle Lake Lakers (Turtle Lake, WI) and the visiting Grantsburg Pirates (Grantsburg, WI), saw Turtle Lake's basketball squad hold off Grantsburg by a tally of 55-52.

With the victory, Turtle Lake improves its record to 16-4 on the campaign. The Lakers travel to Luck (Luck, WI) to confront the Cardinals in a Lakeland - West challenge on Tuesday, February 14. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 1-20. Luck lost 48-41 in their recent league test against Shell Lake (Shell Lake, WI)

The Pirates now own a 15-5 record. They play next when they host Unity for a Lakeland - West test on Tuesday, February 14. Grantsburg will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 52-25 league win over Frederic (Frederic, WI). The Eagles record now stands at 11-10.