In Thursday's league battle, the host Fall Creek Crickets basketball team scored a decisive 68-36 victory over the Thorp Cardinals.

The Crickets now possess a 7-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Stanley-Boyd for a Cloverbelt - West battle on Tuesday, January 10. Fall Creek will confront a Orioles team coming off a 65-25 league loss to Osseo-Fairchild (Osseo, WI). The Orioles record now stands at 3-5.

The Cardinals (2-11) will now prepare for their battle against Regis (Eau Claire, WI). The Ramblers come into the Cloverbelt - West battle with a 4-7 record. In their last battle, Regis was overwhelmed by McDonell Central (Chippewa Falls, WI), 53-45, in a league battle.