The Spooner Rails basketball squad (Spooner, WI), was outscored 73-64 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Ladysmith Lumberjacks (Ladysmith, WI)

With the victory, Ladysmith advances its record to 4-1 on the year. The Lumberjacks host McDonell Central (Chippewa Falls, WI) to meet the Macks in a non-league battle on Monday, December 16. The Macks enter the battle with a record of 2-3.

The Rails now own a 2-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Cameron for a Heart O'North battle on Thursday, December 19. Spooner will meet a Comets squad coming off a 69-38 league win over Ashland (Ashland, WI). The Comets record now stands at 4-0.