In Thursday's league outing, the Chippewa Falls Cardinals (Chippewa Falls, WI) basketball squad beat the visiting Rice Lake Warriors (Rice Lake, WI), by a count of 63-51.

The Cardinals (8-9) will now prepare for their outing against Eau Claire North (Eau Claire, WI). The Huskies go into the Big Rivers outing with a 2-13 record. In their last outing, Eau Claire North was topped by Menomonie (Menomonie, WI), 71-62, in a league outing.

The Warriors now hold a 13-6 record. They play next when they host Eau Claire Memorial for a Big Rivers outing on Saturday, February 4. Rice Lake will clash with a Old Abes squad coming off a 54-51 league loss to Hudson (Hudson, WI). The Old Abes record now stands at 14-4.