The Somerset Spartans (Somerset, WI) basketball crushed the visiting Ellsworth Panthers (Ellsworth, WI), 56-27 in Thursday's league bout.

The Spartans now possess a 9-13 record. They play next when they travel to Osceola for a Middle Border bout on Tuesday, February 18. Somerset will play a Chieftains team coming off a 64-33 league loss to Baldwin-Woodville (Baldwin, WI). The Chieftains record now stands at 8-13.

With the loss, Ellsworth falls to 6-16 on the campaign. The Panthers host Prescott (Prescott, WI) to play the Cardinals in a Middle Border bout on Tuesday, February 18. The Cardinals go into the bout with a record of 10-11. Prescott lost 51-40 in their recent league bout against Amery (Amery, WI)