In Thursday's league contest, the host Underwood Eagles basketball team scored a good 57-45 triumph over the Missouri Valley Big Reds.

The Eagles (9-3) will now prepare for their contest against AHSTW (Avoca, IA). The Vikings go into the non-league contest with a 4-5 record. In their last contest, AHSTW topped Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute (Mapleton, IA), 50-40, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Big Reds confront the Logan-Magnolia Panthers (Logan, IA) in a Western Iowa contest, on Friday, January 17. Missouri Valley will attempt to better on its 3-10 season record. The Panthers go into the contest with a 7-5 record after their 79-43 league loss to Treynor (Treynor, IA).