The Phillips Loggers (Phillips, WI) basketball were winner over the visiting Newman Fighting Cardinals (Wausau, WI), 66-56 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Loggers now possess a 7-2 record. They play next when they travel to Rib Lake for a Marawood - North bout on Tuesday, January 14. Phillips will play a Redmen team coming off a 42-39 non-league win over Assumption (Wisconsin Rapids, WI). The Redmen record now stands at 6-3.

With the loss, Newman falls to 1-9 on the campaign. The Fighting cardinals host Crandon (Crandon, WI) to play the Cardinals in a non-league bout on Monday, January 13. The Cardinals go into the bout with a record of 6-5. Crandon won 64-46 in their recent league bout against Goodman-Pembine (Goodman, WI)