Iowa High School Basketball - Red Oak thwarts Essex
December 4, 2023: Red Oak, IA 51566 The Red Oak Tigers (Red Oak, IA) basketball knocked off the visiting Essex Trojans (Essex, IA), 53-38 in Monday's non-league test.
The Tigers (3-2) will now prepare for their test against Shenandoah (Shenandoah, IA). The Mustangs go into the Hawkeye Ten test with a 1-3 record. In their last test, Shenandoah went down by Harlan (Harlan, IA), 59-34, in a league test.
The Trojans now own a 1-4 record. They play next when they host Hamburg for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 5. Essex will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 47-14 league loss to East Mills (Malvern, IA). The Wildcats record now stands at 0-5.
