The Middleton Cardinals (Middleton, WI) basketball nipped the visiting Madison East Purgolders (Madison, WI), 59-58 in Thursday's league test.

The Cardinals (2-7) will now prepare for their test against Sun Prairie East (Sun Prairie, WI). The Cardinals go into the Big Eight test with a 1-6 record. In their last test, Sun Prairie East was tipped by Madison La Follette (Madison, WI), 55-43, in a league test.

The Purgolders now own a 4-2 record. They play next when they host Sun Prairie West for a Big Eight test on Tuesday, December 12. Madison East will encounter a Wolves squad coming off a 99-37 league win over Madison West (Madison, WI). The Wolves record now stands at 2-4.