The Stanton Vikings (Stanton, IA) basketball felled the host Sidney Cowboys (Sidney, IA), 74-61 in Tuesday's league test.

The Vikings (5-4) will now prepare for their test against Southwest Valley (Corning, IA). The go into the non-league test with a 3-6 record. In their last test, Southwest Valley was beaten by Mount Ayr (Mount Ayr, IA), 58-35, in a league test.

The Cowboys now own a 3-6 record. They play next when they travel to Clarinda for a non-league test on Thursday, January 12. Sidney will encounter a Cardinals squad coming off a 74-51 non-league loss to Atlantic (Atlantic, IA). The Cardinals record now stands at 4-7.