The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Highland Cardinals (Highland, WI) and the host Benton Zephyrs (Benton, WI), observed Highland's basketball team overwhelm Benton by a score of 80-59.

The Cardinals (17-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Fennimore (Fennimore, WI). The Golden Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 10-11 record. In their last challenge, Fennimore was routed by Mineral Point (Mineral Point, WI), 66-35, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Zephyrs encounter the Cassville Comets (Cassville, WI) in a Six Rivers - West challenge, on Thursday, February 13. Benton will attempt to improve on its 2-18 season record. The Comets come into the challenge with a 6-12 record after their 57-55 league loss to Belmont (Belmont, WI).