The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Bloomer Blackhawks (Bloomer, WI) and the host McDonell Central Macks (Chippewa Falls, WI), observed Bloomer's basketball team edge McDonell Central by a margin of 51-47.

The Blackhawks (10-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Stanley-Boyd (Stanley, WI). The Orioles come into the Cloverbelt - West challenge with a 10-7 record. In their last challenge, Stanley-Boyd edged Cadott (Cadott, WI), 68-51, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Macks battle the Cadott Hornets (Cadott, WI) in a Cloverbelt - West challenge, on Friday, February 7. McDonell Central will attempt to better on its 11-7 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 8-9 record after their 68-51 league loss to Stanley-Boyd (Stanley, WI).