The Des Moines North Polar Bears basketball team (Des Moines, IA), was nudged 70-67 in Friday's league battle with the host Hoover Huskies (Des Moines, IA)

The Huskies now possess a 7-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Johnston for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 14. Hoover will confront a Dragons team coming off a 59-46 non-league loss to Northwest (Waukee, IA). The Dragons record now stands at 4-7.

The Polar Bears (1-6) will now prepare for their battle against Ames (Ames, IA). The Little Cyclones come into the non-league battle with a 5-4 record. In their last battle, Ames edged Pleasant Valley (Pleasant Valley, IA), 33-31, in a non-league battle.