The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs (Melrose, WI) and the host Eleva-Strum Cardinals (Strum, WI), observed Melrose-Mindoro's basketball team knock off Eleva-Strum by a score of 72-61.

The Mustangs (3-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Osseo-Fairchild (Osseo, WI). The Thunder come into the non-league challenge with a 10-1 record.

In their next game, the Cardinals encounter the Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran Lancers (Eau Claire, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Eleva-Strum will attempt to improve on its 0-12 season record. The Lancers go into the bout with a 2-5 record after their 76-48 league loss to Cochrane-Fountain City (Fountain City, WI).