Basketball Recap: Neillsville Comes Up Short

Neillsville and Fall Creek squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Neillsville had to settle for second. They took a 48-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fall Creek Crickets. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Crickets: they've now lost three in a row.

Neillsville's loss dropped their record down to 21-3. As for Fall Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.

While Neillsville had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.