The River Falls Wildcats ran past the host Chippewa Falls Cardinals basketball team by a final score of 51-41 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the La Crosse Central Riverhawks (La Crosse, WI) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, January 24. River Falls will attempt to move on its 4-8 season record. The Riverhawks enter the game with a 6-10 record after their 45-40 league loss to Onalaska (Onalaska, WI).

With the defeat, Chippewa Falls moves to 2-14 on the year. The Cardinals host Hudson (Hudson, WI) to face the Raiders in a Big Rivers game on Friday, January 27. The Raiders enter the game with a record of 15-3. Hudson lost 68-60 in their recent non-league game against Superior (Superior, WI)