The McDonell Central Macks basketball squad (Chippewa Falls, WI), was nudged 58-54 in Thursday's league battle with the host Fall Creek Crickets (Fall Creek, WI)

With the victory, Fall Creek advances its record to 13-6 on the year. The Crickets host Cadott (Cadott, WI) to meet the Hornets in a Cloverbelt - West battle on Friday, February 21. The Hornets enter the battle with a record of 9-12. Cadott lost 83-82 in their recent non-league test against Chetek-Weyerhaeuser (Chetek, WI)

The Macks (13-8) will now prepare for their test against Thorp (Thorp, WI). The Cardinals come into the Cloverbelt - West test with a 2-16 record.