Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Janesville Craig Cougars (Janesville, WI) and the visiting Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans (Madison, WI), saw Janesville Craig's basketball squad wallop Vel Phillips Memorial by a tally of 84-53.

With the victory, Janesville Craig improves its record to 7-5 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Madison La Follette (Madison, WI) to play the Lancers in a Big Eight challenge on Thursday, January 11. The Lancers come into the challenge with a record of 1-7. Madison La Follette lost 78-62 in their recent league challenge against Verona (Verona, WI)

Next up, the Spartans play the Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts (Kaukauna, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 6. Vel Phillips Memorial will attempt to improve on its 4-7 season record. The Galloping Ghosts come into the challenge with a 7-2 record after their 89-56 league win over Oshkosh West (Oshkosh, WI).