The Sun Prairie West Wolves basketball team (Sun Prairie, WI), was nudged 56-49 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Madison La Follette Lancers (Madison, WI)

The Lancers now possess a 7-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Monona Grove for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 20. Madison La Follette will confront a Silver Eagles team coming off a 46-33 league win over Watertown (Watertown, WI). The Silver Eagles record now stands at 11-6.

The Wolves (5-8) will now prepare for their battle against Verona (Verona, WI). The Wildcats come into the Big Eight battle with a 16-0 record. In their last battle, Verona edged Hortonville (Hortonville, WI), 50-36, in a non-league battle.