The Belmont Braves (Belmont, WI) basketball crushed the visiting Shullsburg Miners (Shullsburg, WI), 54-29 in Thursday's league test.

The Braves (5-5) will now prepare for their test against Belleville (Belleville, WI). The Wildcats go into the non-league test with a 7-4 record. In their last test, Belleville was trounced by Lake Mills (Lake Mills, WI), 55-54, in a non-league test.

The Miners now own a 1-6 record. They play next when they host Athens for a non-league test on Saturday, December 16. Shullsburg will encounter a Bluejays squad coming off a 61-23 league win over Chequamegon (Park Falls, WI). The Bluejays record now stands at 5-4.