The Baraboo Thunderbirds (Baraboo, WI) basketball nipped the visiting McFarland Spartans (McFarland, WI), 59-52 in Friday's non-league test.

The Thunderbirds (4-1) will now prepare for their test against Reedsburg (Reedsburg, WI). The Beavers go into the Badger - Small test with a 0-5 record. In their last test, Reedsburg was tipped by Edgewood (Madison, WI), 73-58, in a league test.

The Spartans now own a 3-2 record. They play next when they host Stoughton for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 12. McFarland will encounter a Vikings squad coming off a 66-44 non-league win over Portage (Portage, WI). The Vikings record now stands at 5-0.