The Spencer Tigers basketball team (Spencer, IA), was nudged 50-47 in Friday's league battle with the host Storm Lake Tornadoes (Storm Lake, IA)

The Tornadoes now possess a 5-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 14. Storm Lake will confront a Falcons team coming off a 70-53 league win over Ridge View (Holstein, IA). The Falcons record now stands at 6-0.

The Tigers (3-4) will now prepare for their battle against Algona (Algona, IA). The Bulldogs come into the non-league battle with a 7-4 record. In their last battle, Algona edged Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS (Clarion, IA), 67-52, in a league battle.