The Bruce Red Raiders (Bruce, WI) basketball nipped the host Birchwood Bobcats (Birchwood, WI), 47-41 in Tuesday's league test.

The Red Raiders (3-16) will now prepare for their test against Clayton (Clayton, WI). The Bears go into the Lakeland - East test with a 13-8 record. In their last test, Clayton got by Cornell (Cornell, WI), 52-32, in a league test.

The Bobcats now own a 0-18 record. They play next when they travel to Cornell for a Lakeland - East test on Friday, February 9. Birchwood will encounter a Chiefs squad coming off a 56-38 league loss to Lake Holcombe (Holcombe, WI). The Chiefs record now stands at 4-16.