The Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans bounced the visiting Middleton Cardinals basketball squad by a final score of 76-53 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Spartans clash with the Sun Prairie West Wolves (Sun Prairie, WI) in a Big Eight outing, on Saturday, January 18. Vel Phillips Memorial will attempt to upgrade on its 12-3 season record. The Wolves enter the outing with a 7-5 record after their 68-40 league win over Janesville Parker (Janesville, WI).

The Cardinals (5-10) will now prepare for their outing against Madison La Follette (Madison, WI). The Lancers enter the Big Eight outing with a 7-6 record. In their last outing, Madison La Follette routed Madison East (Madison, WI), 70-67, in a league outing.