Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the De Soto Pirates (De Soto, WI) and the visiting North Crawford Trojans (Soldiers Grove, WI), saw De Soto's basketball squad hold off North Crawford by a tally of 61-55.

With the victory, De Soto improves its record to 11-9 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Ithaca (Richland Center, WI) to confront the Bulldogs in a Ridge & Valley challenge on Friday, February 9. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 11-9. Ithaca lost 52-48 in their recent league challenge against Wauzeka-Steuben (Wauzeka, WI)

Next up, the Trojans confront the Seneca Indians (Seneca, WI) in a Ridge & Valley challenge, on Friday, February 9. North Crawford will attempt to improve on its 5-13 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 1-17 record after their 62-32 league loss to La Farge/Youth Initiative (La Farge, WI).