In Friday's league outing, the Somerset Spartans (Somerset, WI) basketball squad beat the visiting Altoona Railroaders (Altoona, WI), by a count of 95-76.

The Spartans (9-3) will now prepare for their outing against Osceola (Osceola, WI). The Chieftains go into the Middle Border outing with a 7-3 record. In their last outing, Osceola defeated Ellsworth (Ellsworth, WI), 46-45, in a league outing.

The Railroaders now hold a 4-7 record. They play next when they travel to Amery for a Middle Border outing on Tuesday, January 9. Altoona will clash with a Warriors squad coming off a 64-42 non-league win over Grantsburg (Grantsburg, WI). The Warriors record now stands at 7-4.