In Thursday's non-league outing, the West Branch Bears (West Branch, IA) basketball squad edged the host Lisbon Lions (Lisbon, IA), by a count of 33-28.

The Bears (4-10) will now prepare for their outing against Mid-Prairie (Wellman, IA). The Golden Hawks go into the River Valley - South outing with a 7-5 record. In their last outing, Mid-Prairie held off West Liberty (West Liberty, IA), 49-42, in a league outing.

The Lions now hold a 5-10 record. They play next when they travel to Alburnett for a non-league outing on Monday, January 22. Lisbon will clash with a Pirates squad coming off a 68-25 league loss to North Linn (Troy Mills, IA). The Pirates record now stands at 4-10.