In Friday's league outing, the West Branch Bears (West Branch, IA) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Durant Wildcats (Durant, IA), by a count of 77-49.

The Bears (5-7) will now prepare for their outing against Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, IA). The Mustangs go into the non-league outing with a 8-3 record. In their last outing, Mt. Vernon smashed Marion (Marion, IA), 42-37, in a non-league outing.

The Wildcats now hold a 2-9 record. They play next when they travel to Calamus-Wheatland for a non-league outing on Monday, January 16. Durant will clash with a Warriors squad coming off a 47-43 league win over Midland (Wyoming, IA). The Warriors record now stands at 3-9.