The Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans basketball team (Madison, WI), dropped 74-56 in Thursday's league battle with the host Verona Wildcats (Verona, WI)

The Wildcats now sport a 12-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Brother Rice for a non-league battle on Saturday, February 10. Verona will battle a Crusaders team coming off a 69-59 league win over Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago, IL). The Crusaders record now stands at 25-3.

The Spartans (9-12) will now prepare for their battle against Janesville Craig (Janesville, WI). The Cougars come into the Big Eight battle with a 12-8 record. In their last battle, Janesville Craig prevailed over Janesville Parker (Janesville, WI), 65-54, in a league battle.