The River Valley Blackhawks (Spring Green, WI) basketball toppled the host Ithaca Bulldogs (Richland Center, WI), 59-47 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Blackhawks now possess a 5-2 record. They play next when they travel to Lancaster for a Southwest Wisconsin bout on Friday, December 19. River Valley will play a Flying Arrows team coming off a 58-47 non-league loss to Barneveld (Barneveld, WI). The Flying Arrows record now stands at 6-1.

With the loss, Ithaca falls to 2-6 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Wauzeka-Steuben (Wauzeka, WI) to play the Hornets in a Ridge & Valley test on Tuesday, December 16. The Hornets come into the test with a record of 3-1. Wauzeka-Steuben won 44-27 in their recent non-league test against Belmont (Belmont, WI)