The St. Croix Central Panthers bounced the visiting Somerset Spartans basketball squad by a final score of 56-32 in Monday's league outing.

Next, the Panthers clash with the Ellsworth Panthers (Ellsworth, WI) in a Middle Border outing, on Friday, January 24. St. Croix Central will attempt to upgrade on its 10-4 season record. The Panthers come into the outing with a 5-9 record after their 61-46 non-league win over Spring Valley (Spring Valley, WI).

The Spartans (6-7) will now prepare for their outing against River Falls (River Falls, WI). The Wildcats come into the non-league outing with a 2-12 record. In their last outing, River Falls was overwhelmed by Eau Claire North (Eau Claire, WI), 58-51, in a league outing.