Keota Eagles (Keota, IA) backers were in high spirits Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Hillcrest Academy Ravens (Kalona, IA), 44-24 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Keota upgrades its record to 4-9 on the season. The Eagles host Belle Plaine (Belle Plaine, IA) to play the Plainsmen in a South Iowa Cedar bout on Tuesday, January 17. The Plainsmen go into the bout with a record of 2-12. Belle Plaine lost 42-15 in their recent league bout against H-L-V (Victor, IA)