The St. Croix Central Panthers basketball team (Hammond, WI), was nudged 67-63 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Somerset Spartans (Somerset, WI)

The Spartans now possess a 4-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Ellsworth for a Middle Border battle on Thursday, December 14. Somerset will confront a Panthers team coming off a 46-41 league loss to Baldwin-Woodville (Baldwin, WI). The Panthers record now stands at 1-5.

The Panthers (1-5) will now prepare for their battle against Altoona (Altoona, WI). The Railroaders come into the Middle Border battle with a 3-2 record. In their last battle, Altoona edged Prescott (Prescott, WI), 69-65, in a league battle.