The Frederic Vikings (Frederic, WI) basketball nipped the host Luck Cardinals (Luck, WI), 43-39 in Tuesday's league test.

The Vikings (4-12) will now prepare for their test against Northwood (Minong, WI). The Evergreens go into the Lakeland - West test with a 3-13 record. In their last test, Northwood was tipped by Washburn (Washburn, WI), 41-37, in a non-league test.

The Cardinals now own a 1-15 record. They play next when they host Grantsburg for a Lakeland - West test on Friday, January 27. Luck will encounter a Pirates squad coming off a 61-35 league win over Webster (Webster, WI). The Pirates record now stands at 11-4.