The Markesan Hornets (Markesan, WI) basketball edged the visiting Wayland Academy Big Red (Beaver Dam, WI), 64-58 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Hornets now possess a 7-6 record. They play next when they travel to Cambria-Friesland for a Trailways - West bout on Tuesday, January 28. Markesan will play a Hilltoppers team coming off a 38-33 non-league win over Dodgeland (Juneau, WI). The Hilltoppers record now stands at 11-3.

With the loss, Wayland Academy falls to 5-4 on the campaign. The Big red travel to Central Wisconsin Christian (Waupun, WI) to play the Crusaders in a Trailways - East bout on Tuesday, January 28. The Crusaders go into the bout with a record of 5-5. Central Wisconsin Christian lost 81-38 in their recent non-league bout against Pardeeville (Pardeeville, WI)