The Altoona Railroaders (Altoona, WI) basketball nipped the host Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks (Baldwin, WI), 47-45 in Tuesday's league test.

The Railroaders (5-8) will now prepare for their test against Ellsworth (Ellsworth, WI). The Panthers go into the Middle Border test with a 2-9 record. In their last test, Ellsworth was tipped by St. Croix Central (Hammond, WI), 71-64, in a league test.

The Blackhawks now own a 6-4 record. They play next when they travel to Mondovi for a non-league test on Thursday, January 19. Baldwin-Woodville will encounter a Buffaloes squad coming off a 54-50 league loss to Durand-Arkansaw (Durand, WI). The Buffaloes record now stands at 3-10.