The Thorp Cardinals (Thorp, WI) basketball nipped the visiting Stanley-Boyd Orioles (Stanley, WI), 73-68 in Thursday's league test.

The Cardinals (7-2) will now prepare for their test against Abbotsford (Abbotsford, WI). The Falcons go into the non-league test with a 2-8 record. In their last test, Abbotsford was tipped by Phillips (Phillips, WI), 74-45, in a league test.

The Orioles now own a 3-5 record. They play next when they travel to St. Croix Central for a non-league test on Thursday, December 21. Stanley-Boyd will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 71-43 league win over Altoona (Altoona, WI). The Panthers record now stands at 2-5.