In Monday's non-league outing, the McFarland Spartans (McFarland, WI) basketball squad beat the visiting Columbus Cardinals (Columbus, WI), by a count of 68-54.

The Spartans (8-14) will now prepare for their outing against Portage (Portage, WI). The Warriors go into the non-league outing with a 6-17 record. In their last outing, Portage was topped by Wautoma (Wautoma, WI), 61-51, in a non-league game.

With the defeat, Columbus moves to 13-11 on the year. The Cardinals travel to Lake Mills (Lake Mills, WI) to face the L-Cats in a Capitol - North game on Thursday, February 22. The L-Cats enter the game with a record of 20-3. Lake Mills won 79-66 in their recent non-league game against Elkhorn (Elkhorn, WI)