The Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs (Dallas Center, IA) basketball edged the host Pella Dutch (Pella, IA), 74-71 in Friday's league bout.

The Mustangs now possess a 7-3 record. They play next when they host Ankeny for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 21. Dallas Center-Grimes will play a Hawks team coming off a 41-38 non-league win over Johnston (Johnston, IA). The Hawks record now stands at 6-7.

With the loss, Pella falls to 7-5 on the campaign. The Dutch host Des Moines Christian (Des Moines, IA) to play the Lions in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Lions go into the bout with a record of 8-4. Des Moines Christian lost 64-59 in their recent league bout against Madrid (Madrid, IA)