The Northwestern Tigers (Maple, WI) basketball knocked off the visiting Ladysmith Lumberjacks (Ladysmith, WI), 79-69 in Monday's league test.

The Tigers (16-7) will now prepare for their test against Cumberland (Cumberland, WI). The Beavers go into the Heart O'North test with a 13-10 record. In their last test, Cumberland went down by Bloomer (Bloomer, WI), 79-68, in a non-league test.

The Lumberjacks now own a 17-6 record. They play next when they host Hayward for a Heart O'North test on Thursday, February 22. Ladysmith will encounter a Hurricanes squad coming off a 48-42 league win over St. Croix Falls (St. Croix Falls, WI). The Hurricanes record now stands at 5-18.