In Friday's league outing, the Somerset Spartans (Somerset, WI) basketball squad edged the visiting Altoona Railroaders (Altoona, WI), by a margin of 79-78.

The Spartans (14-9) will now prepare for their outing against Osceola (Osceola, WI). The Chieftains go into the Middle Border outing with a 21-0 record. In their last outing, Osceola held off St. Croix Central (Hammond, WI), 67-62, in a league outing.

The Railroaders now own a 6-14 record. They play next when they host Chippewa Falls for a non-league outing on Tuesday, February 14. Altoona will clash with a Cardinals squad coming off a 72-65 league win over Menomonie (Menomonie, WI). The Cardinals record now stands at 10-10.