The Stanton Vikings basketball team scored 58 points and limited the host Essex Trojans to 26 in the Vikings league triumph on Friday.

The Vikings now possess a 9-3 record. They play next when they host Hamburg for a non-league game on Monday, January 20. Stanton will confront a Wildcats team coming off a 56-5 league loss to East Mills (Malvern, IA). The Wildcats record now stands at 0-10.

With the loss, Essex falls to 1-13 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to Fremont-Mills (Tabor, IA) to confront the Knights in a non-league game on Monday, January 20. The Knights go into the game with a record of 7-5. Fremont-Mills won 50-44 in their recent non-league game against Griswold (Griswold, IA)