The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the St. Croix Central Panthers (Hammond, WI) and the visiting Prescott Cardinals (Prescott, WI), observed St. Croix Central's basketball team edge Prescott by a score of 61-58.

The Panthers (16-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Altoona (Altoona, WI). The Railroaders come into the Middle Border challenge with a 9-11 record.

In their next game, the Cardinals battle the Durand-Arkansaw Panthers (Durand, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 10. Prescott will attempt to improve on its 9-10 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 15-4 record after their 55-37 league win over Mondovi (Mondovi, WI).