The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Saydel Eagles (Des Moines, IA) and the visiting Roland-Story Norsemen (Story City, IA), observed Saydel's basketball team overcome Roland-Story by a margin of 60-45.

The Eagles (5-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Nevada (Nevada, IA). The Cubs come into the Heart of Iowa - Large challenge with a 9-1 record. In their last challenge, Nevada defeated West Marshall (State Center, IA), 76-43, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Norsemen battle the Grand View Christian Thunder (Des Moines, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Roland-Story will attempt to better on its 3-8 season record. The Thunder come into the challenge with a 11-0 record after their 107-75 league win over Perry (Perry, IA).