West Salem Panthers (West Salem, WI) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Red Hawks (Galesville, WI), 74-25 in a league bout.

With the win, West Salem upgrades its record to 15-2 on the season. The Panthers travel to Westby (Westby, WI) to play the Norsemen in a Coulee bout on Tuesday, February 7. The Norsemen go into the bout with a record of 15-2. Westby won 54-11 in their recent league bout against Viroqua (Viroqua, WI)

Next up, the Red Hawks play the Arcadia Raiders (Arcadia, WI) in a Coulee bout, on Friday, February 10. Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau will attempt to upgrade on its 3-15 season record.