Basketball Recap: Lakeland Comes Up Short

If Lakeland was feeling good fresh off their 70-26 takedown of Tomahawk last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lakeland Thunderbirds took a 62-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rhinelander Hodags. The loss continues a trend for the Thunderbirds in their matchups with the Hodags: they've now lost six in a row.

Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13-1. As for Rhinelander, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-5.

Looking ahead, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Thunderbirds duke it out with the Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Rhinelander, they will square off against Wabeno/Laona at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.