The Osceola Chieftains (Osceola, WI) basketball nipped the visiting St. Croix Central Panthers (Hammond, WI), 58-56 in Friday's league test.

The Chieftains (2-0) will now prepare for their test against Unity (Balsam Lake, WI). The Eagles go into the non-league test with a 1-0 record. In their last test, Unity got by St. Croix Falls (St. Croix Falls, WI), 53-45, in a non-league test.

The Panthers now own a 0-2 record. They play next when they host Hayward for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 2. St. Croix Central will play a Hurricanes squad coming off a 103-64 league loss to Northwestern (Maple, WI). The Hurricanes record now stands at 0-2.