The Amherst Falcons (Amherst, WI) basketball nipped the visiting Menominee Indian Eagles (Keshena, WI), 54-51 in Thursday's league test.

The Falcons (7-5) will now prepare for their test against Freedom (Freedom, WI). The Irish go into the non-league test with a 7-5 record. In their last test, Freedom was tipped by Marinette (Marinette, WI), 44-38, in a league test.

The Eagles now own a 4-9 record. They play next when they host Weyauwega-Fremont for a Central Wisconsin - East test on Tuesday, January 9. Menominee Indian will encounter a Warhawks squad coming off a 51-40 league win over Iola-Scandinavia (Iola, WI). The Warhawks record now stands at 7-5.