The St. Croix Central Panthers basketball team scored 66 points and limited the host Northwestern Tigers to 59 in the Panthers non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Panthers now possess a 2-2 record. They play next when they host Somerset for a Middle Border game on Thursday, December 18. St. Croix Central will confront a Spartans team coming off a 63-53 league loss to Osceola (Osceola, WI). The Spartans record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Northwestern falls to 2-1 on the campaign. The Tigers host St. Croix Falls (St. Croix Falls, WI) to confront the Saints in a Heart O'North game on Thursday, December 18. The Saints go into the test with a record of 2-1. St. Croix Falls won 59-56 in their recent league test against Ladysmith (Ladysmith, WI)