The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Darlington Redbirds (Darlington, WI) and the host Platteville Hillmen (Platteville, WI), observed Darlington's basketball team knock off Platteville by a score of 73-53.

The Redbirds (7-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Boscobel (Boscobel, WI). The Bulldogs come into the Southwest Wisconsin Activities challenge with a 1-9 record.

In their next game, the Hillmen encounter the Lancaster Flying Arrows (Lancaster, WI) in a Southwest Wisconsin challenge, on Friday, January 10. Platteville will attempt to improve on its 6-3 season record.