Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Ar-We-Va Rockets (Westside, IA) and the host Glidden-Ralston Wildcats (Glidden, IA), saw Ar-We-Va's basketball squad hold off Glidden-Ralston by a count of 53-49.

With the victory, Ar-We-Va upgrades its record to 1-6 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to CAM (Anita, IA) to play the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 13. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 5-4. CAM lost 57-41 in their recent non-league challenge against Woodbine (Woodbine, IA)

Next up, the Wildcats play the Exira-EHK Spartans (Elk Horn, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 13. Glidden-Ralston will attempt to upgrade on its 1-8 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 9-1 record after their 71-44 non-league loss to West Harrison (Mondamin, IA).