The De Soto Pirates (De Soto, WI) basketball knocked off the host La Farge Wildcats (La Farge, WI), 67-53 in Thursday's league test.

The Pirates (15-7) will now prepare for their test against Kickapoo (Viola, WI). The Panthers go into the Ridge & Valley test with a 7-15 record. In their last test, Kickapoo went down by North Crawford (Soldiers Grove, WI), 63-50, in a league test.

The Wildcats now own a 5-16 record. They play next when they host Ithaca for a Ridge & Valley test on Saturday, February 17. La Farge will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 75-50 league win over Seneca (Seneca, WI). The Bulldogs record now stands at 17-4.