The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Verona Wildcats (Verona, WI) and the visiting Middleton Cardinals (Middleton, WI), observed Verona's basketball team edge Middleton by a score of 67-66.

The Wildcats (14-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Homestead (Mequon, WI). The Highlanders come into the non-league challenge with a 11-5 record. In their last challenge, Homestead edged West Bend West (West Bend, WI), 67-59, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals encounter the Arrowhead Warhawks (Hartland, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 1. Middleton will attempt to improve on its 8-7 season record. The Warhawks come into the challenge with a 6-8 record after their 62-56 league loss to Kettle Moraine (Wales, WI).