The Unity Eagles (Balsam Lake, WI) basketball nipped the visiting Shell Lake Lakers (Shell Lake, WI), 50-47 in Monday's league test.

The Eagles (12-10) will now prepare for their test against Grantsburg (Grantsburg, WI). The Pirates go into the Lakeland - West test with a 15-5 record. In their last test, Grantsburg was tipped by Turtle Lake (Turtle Lake, WI), 55-52, in a league test.

The Lakers now own a 9-12 record. They play next when they travel to Northwood for a Lakeland - West test on Tuesday, February 14. Shell Lake will encounter a Evergreens squad coming off a 51-24 non-league win over Mellen (Mellen, WI). The Evergreens record now stands at 6-16.