The Phillips Loggers basketball squad (Phillips, WI), was nudged 61-56 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Somerset Spartans (Somerset, WI)

With the victory, Somerset advances its record to 8-10 on the year. The Spartans host St. Croix Central (Hammond, WI) to encounter the Panthers in a Middle Border test on Tuesday, February 4. The Panthers come into the test with a record of 14-4. St. Croix Central won 59-43 in their recent non-league test against Cameron (Cameron, WI)

The Loggers (13-5) will now prepare for their test against Gilman (Gilman, WI). The Pirates come into the non-league test with a 10-8 record. In their last test, Gilman was nipped by Neillsville (Neillsville, WI), 45-20, in a league test.