The Southern Door Eagles boy’s basketball team tipped off their season with a tough loss to the Denmark Vikings 56-69.

The non-conference matchup started off with a 7-0 Denmark scoring run that resulted in the Eagles having to play catchup. The Eagles closed the gap before halftime to come within two scores 28-24. Southern Door came out in the second half with a vengeance grabbing the lead for a moment, 38-37. The Vikings went on a second-half run, scoring seven straight points which resulted in an Eagles loss. Eagles head coach Dean Gerend finds his team 0-1 on the season before they take on NEW Lutheran on Thursday for another home game. The tip-off is at 7:30 pm.