The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Creston Panthers (Creston, IA) and the host Red Oak Tigers (Red Oak, IA), observed Creston's basketball team edge Red Oak by a score of 60-58.

The Panthers (5-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Lewis Central (Council Bluffs, IA). The Titans come into the Hawkeye Ten challenge with a 6-3 record. In their last challenge, Lewis Central edged Clarinda (Clarinda, IA), 65-53, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Shenandoah Mustangs (Shenandoah, IA) in a Hawkeye Ten challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Red Oak will attempt to improve on its 4-7 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 67-45 league loss to Glenwood (Glenwood, IA).