The Somerset Spartans (Somerset, WI) basketball nipped the host Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks (Baldwin, WI), 48-45 in Tuesday's league test.

The Spartans (12-5) will now prepare for their test against St. Croix Central (Hammond, WI). The Panthers go into the Middle Border test with a 9-8 record. In their last test, St. Croix Central was tipped by Prescott (Prescott, WI), 78-75, in a league test.

The Blackhawks now own a 6-9 record. They play next when they host Mondovi for a non-league test on Friday, January 26. Baldwin-Woodville will encounter a Buffaloes squad coming off a 62-19 league loss to Elk Mound (Elk Mound, WI). The Buffaloes record now stands at 2-13.