The Bloomer Blackhawks basketball squad (Bloomer, WI), was outscored 62-52 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Altoona Railroaders (Altoona, WI)

With the victory, Altoona advances its record to 5-3 on the year. The Railroaders travel to Osceola (Osceola, WI) to meet the Chieftains in a Middle Border battle on Thursday, December 19. The Chieftains enter the battle with a record of 2-4. Osceola lost 47-34 in their recent league battle against Amery (Amery, WI)

The Blackhawks now own a 6-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Fall Creek for a Cloverbelt - West battle on Friday, December 20. Bloomer will meet a Crickets squad coming off a 54-49 league loss to Regis (Eau Claire, WI). The Crickets record now stands at 4-3.