The Hayward Hurricanes basketball squad (Hayward, WI), was crushed 42-21 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host St. Croix Central Panthers (Hammond, WI)

With the victory, St. Croix Central advances its record to 5-0 on the year. The Panthers travel to Prescott (Prescott, WI) to meet the Cardinals in a Middle Border battle on Tuesday, December 10. The Cardinals enter the battle with a record of 2-3. Prescott won 45-44 in their recent non-league battle against Northwestern (Maple, WI)

The Hurricanes now own a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Barron for a Heart O'North battle on Friday, December 6. Hayward will meet a Golden Bears squad coming off a 60-46 league loss to Northwestern (Maple, WI). The Golden Bears record now stands at 1-1.