The Waterloo East Trojans (Waterloo, IA) basketball edged the visiting Columbus Sailors (Waterloo, IA), 49-42 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Trojans now possess a 5-7 record. They play next when they travel to Fort Dodge for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 21. Waterloo East will play a Dodgers team coming off a 49-24 non-league win over Hoover (Des Moines, IA). The Dodgers record now stands at 6-8.

With the loss, Columbus falls to 1-11 on the campaign. The Sailors host New Hampton (New Hampton, IA) to play the Chickasaws in a non-league bout on Monday, January 20. The Chickasaws go into the bout with a record of 2-10. New Hampton lost 58-36 in their recent league bout against Waukon (Waukon, IA)