The Fall Creek Crickets tipped the host McDonell Central Macks basketball team by a final score of 65-62 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Crickets face the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Red Hawks (Galesville, WI) in a non-league game, on Saturday, January 13. Fall Creek will attempt to move on its 4-7 season record. The Red Hawks enter the game with a 11-2 record after their 83-62 non-league win over Holmen (Holmen, WI).

With the defeat, McDonell Central moves to 9-3 on the year. The Macks travel to Thorp (Thorp, WI) to face the Cardinals in a Cloverbelt - West game on Tuesday, January 16. The Cardinals enter the game with a record of 9-5. Thorp lost 81-52 in their recent league game against Bloomer (Bloomer, WI)