The Nekoosa Papermakers basketball squad (Nekoosa, WI), was nudged 55-52 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Westfield Area Pioneers (Westfield, WI)

With the victory, Westfield Area advances its record to 15-4 on the year. The Pioneers travel to Portage (Portage, WI) to meet the Warriors in a non-league battle on Friday, February 14. The Warriors enter the battle with a record of 2-16. Portage lost 67-26 in their recent league battle against Sauk Prairie (Prairie du Sac, WI)

The Papermakers now own a 9-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Almond-Bancroft for a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 18. Nekoosa will meet a Eagles squad coming off a 58-38 league win over Wild Rose (Wild Rose, WI). The Eagles record now stands at 15-5.