The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Eau Claire Memorial Old Abes (Eau Claire, WI) and the host River Falls Wildcats (River Falls, WI), observed Eau Claire Memorial's basketball team overwhelm River Falls by a margin of 82-41.

The Old Abes (6-1) will now prepare for their challenge against D.C. Everest (Schofield, WI). The Evergreens come into the non-league challenge with a 3-5 record. In their last challenge, D.C. Everest was trounced by Stevens Point (Stevens Point, WI), 56-22, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildcats battle the New Richmond Tigers (New Richmond, WI) in a Big Rivers challenge, on Friday, January 3. River Falls will attempt to better on its 1-8 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 70-44 league loss to Eau Claire North (Eau Claire, WI).