The Hayward Hurricanes (Hayward, WI) basketball nipped the visiting Ashland Oredockers (Ashland, WI), 58-51 in Friday's league test.

The Hurricanes (2-3) will now prepare for their test against Superior (Superior, WI). The Spartans go into the non-league test with a 4-1 record. In their last test, Superior got by Hibbing (Hibbing, MN), 82-48, in a non-league test.

The Oredockers now own a 2-1 record. They play next when they travel to Antigo for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 12. Ashland will encounter a Red Robins squad coming off a 53-35 league loss to Lakeland (Minocqua, WI). The Red Robins record now stands at 1-4.