The Thorp Cardinals basketball squad (Thorp, WI), was crushed 63-16 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Fall Creek Crickets (Fall Creek, WI)

With the victory, Fall Creek advances its record to 10-4 on the year. The Crickets host Stanley-Boyd (Stanley, WI) to meet the Orioles in a Cloverbelt - West battle on Thursday, January 23. The Orioles go into the bout with a record of 5-10.

With the loss, Thorp falls to 0-12 on the campaign. The Cardinals host Owen-Withee (Owen, WI) to play the Blackhawks in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Blackhawks go into the bout with a record of 12-1. Owen-Withee won 56-48 in their recent league bout against Gilman (Gilman, WI)