The Bloomer Blackhawks (Bloomer, WI) basketball nipped the visiting Fall Creek Crickets (Fall Creek, WI), 56-54 in Friday's league test.

The Blackhawks (5-2) will now prepare for their test against Spooner (Spooner, WI). The Rails go into the non-league test with a 0-6 record. In their last test, Spooner was tipped by Ashland (Ashland, WI), 59-47, in a league test.

The Crickets now own a 7-2 record. They play next when they travel to Elk Mound for a non-league test on Monday, January 9. Fall Creek will encounter a Mounders squad coming off a 60-36 league win over Boyceville (Boyceville, WI). The Mounders record now stands at 5-1.