The Pepin/Alma basketball squad (Pepin, WI), was nudged 65-61 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Eleva-Strum Cardinals (Strum, WI)

With the victory, Eleva-Strum advances its record to 2-2 on the year. The Cardinals host Blair-Taylor (Blair, WI) to meet the Wildcats in a Dairyland - Large battle on Friday, December 13. The Wildcats enter the battle with a record of 1-2.

The now own a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Blair-Taylor for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 10. Pepin/Alma will meet a Wildcats squad coming off a 57-43 non-league loss to Cochrane-Fountain City (Fountain City, WI). The Wildcats record now stands at 1-2.