The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Stevens Point Panthers (Stevens Point, WI) and the host Marshfield Tigers (Marshfield, WI), observed Stevens Point's basketball team edge Marshfield by a score of 51-45.

The Panthers (10-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln (Wisconsin Rapids, WI). The Red Raiders come into the Wisconsin Valley challenge with a 4-7 record. In their last challenge, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln edged Merrill (Merrill, WI), 67-37, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Lakeland Thunderbirds (Minocqua, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 13. Marshfield will attempt to improve on its 4-7 season record. The Thunderbirds come into the challenge with a 10-4 record after their 63-28 league win over Rhinelander (Rhinelander, WI).