In Monday's league outing, the Rhinelander Hodags (Rhinelander, WI) basketball squad edged the visiting Medford Raiders (Medford, WI), by a count of 57-53.

The Hodags (17-5) will now prepare for their outing against Lakeland (Minocqua, WI). The Thunderbirds go into the Great Northern outing with a 18-2 record. In their last outing, Lakeland held off Tomahawk (Tomahawk, WI), 73-25, in a league outing.

The Raiders now hold a 9-12 record. They play next when they host Antigo for a Great Northern outing on Tuesday, February 6. Medford will face a Red Robins team coming off a 67-41 league loss to Mosinee (Mosinee, WI). The Red Robins record now stands at 4-16.