The Osceola Chieftains (Osceola, WI) basketball nipped the host Altoona Railroaders (Altoona, WI), 75-73 in Thursday's league test.

The Chieftains (3-1) will now prepare for their test against Amery (Amery, WI). The Warriors go into the Middle Border test with a 3-1 record. In their last test, Amery got by Barron (Barron, WI), 66-55, in a non-league test.

The Railroaders now own a 1-2 record. They play next when they host Stanley-Boyd for a non-league test on Saturday, December 9. Altoona will encounter a Orioles squad coming off a 78-70 league loss to Osseo-Fairchild (Osseo, WI). The Orioles record now stands at 1-2.