The Birchwood Bobcats (Birchwood, WI) basketball nipped the host New Auburn Trojans (New Auburn, WI), 57-53 in Monday's league test.

The Bobcats (9-4) will now prepare for their test against Prairie Farm (Prairie Farm, WI). The Panthers go into the Lakeland - East test with a 1-10 record. In their last test, Prairie Farm was tipped by Lake Holcombe (Holcombe, WI), 72-61, in a league test.

The Trojans now own a 9-4 record. They play next when they host Gilman for a non-league test on Monday, January 22. New Auburn will encounter a Pirates squad coming off a 78-38 league loss to Owen-Withee (Owen, WI). The Pirates record now stands at 2-12.