The Keota Eagles (Keota, IA) basketball edged the host Hillcrest Academy Ravens (Kalona, IA), 55-51 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Eagles now possess a 4-8 record. They play next when they travel to B-G-M for a South Iowa Cedar bout on Monday, January 13. Keota will play a Bears team coming off a 71-55 league loss to Sigourney (Sigourney, IA). The Bears record now stands at 4-7.

With the loss, Hillcrest Academy falls to 5-5 on the campaign. The Ravens host Winfield-Mt. Union (Winfield, IA) to play the Wolves in a SEI - North bout on Friday, January 17. The Wolves go into the bout with a record of 2-12.