The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Camanche Indians (Camanche, IA) and the host West Branch Bears (West Branch, IA), observed Camanche's basketball team knock off West Branch by a score of 43-23.

The Indians (5-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Maquoketa (Maquoketa, IA). The Cardinals come into the non-league challenge with a 10-0 record. In their last challenge, Maquoketa prevailed over Bellevue (Bellevue, IA), 58-22, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the Wilton Beavers (Wilton, IA) in a River Valley - South challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. West Branch will attempt to improve on its 2-9 season record. The Beavers come into the challenge with a 0-9 record after their 67-45 non-league loss to Anamosa (Anamosa, IA).