In Thursday's league outing, the Onalaska Hilltoppers (Onalaska, WI) basketball squad edged the visiting La Crosse Central Riverhawks (La Crosse, WI), by a margin of 45-40.

The Hilltoppers (7-7) will now prepare for their outing against Eau Claire Memorial (Eau Claire, WI). The Old Abes go into the non-league outing with a 8-4 record. In their last outing, Eau Claire Memorial held off New Richmond (New Richmond, WI), 66-61, in a league outing.

The Riverhawks now own a 6-10 record. They play next when they travel to River Falls for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 24. La Crosse Central will clash with a Wildcats squad coming off a 51-41 league win over Chippewa Falls (Chippewa Falls, WI). The Wildcats record now stands at 4-8.