The West Salem Panthers basketball team scored 71 points and limited the visiting Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Red Hawks to 66 in the Panthers league triumph on Tuesday.

The Panthers now possess a 7-3 record. They play next when they host Luther for a Coulee contest on Friday, January 10. West Salem will battle a Knights team coming off a 68-54 non-league loss to Sparta (Sparta, WI). The Knights record now stands at 7-2.

In their next game, the Red Hawks battle the Black River Falls Tigers (Black River Falls, WI) in a Coulee contest, on Thursday, January 9. Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau will attempt to better on its 4-7 season record. The Tigers go into the contest with a 0-7 record after their 74-53 non-league loss to Elk Mound (Elk Mound, WI).