The Nekoosa Papermakers basketball team (Nekoosa, WI), was nudged 55-49 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Westfield Area Pioneers (Westfield, WI)

The Pioneers now possess a 7-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mauston for a South Central battle on Friday, February 9. Westfield Area will confront a Golden Eagles team coming off a 58-33 league win over Adams-Friendship (Adams, WI). The Golden Eagles record now stands at 9-10.

The Papermakers (6-12) will now prepare for their battle against Wautoma (Wautoma, WI). The Hornets come into the South Central battle with a 13-5 record. In their last battle, Wautoma edged Wisconsin Dells (Wisconsin Dells, WI), 70-58, in a league battle.