The St. Croix Central Panthers tipped the visiting Ellsworth Panthers basketball team by a final score of 47-42 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Osceola Chieftains (Osceola, WI) in a Middle Border game, on Tuesday, January 23. St. Croix Central will attempt to move on its 7-10 season record.

With the defeat, Ellsworth moves to 10-6 on the year. The Panthers travel to Altoona (Altoona, WI) to face the Railroaders in a Middle Border game on Tuesday, January 23. The Railroaders enter the game with a record of 11-5. Altoona won 52-34 in their recent league game against Baldwin-Woodville (Baldwin, WI)