The West Sioux Falcons ran past the visiting Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Hawks basketball team by a final score of 54-43 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Falcons face the Akron-Westfield Westerners (Akron, IA) in a War Eagle game, on Saturday, January 20. West Sioux will attempt to move on its 1-12 season record. The Westerners enter the game with a 8-2 record after their 63-50 league win over South O'Brien (Paullina, IA).

With the defeat, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn falls to 0-12 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union (Marcus, IA) to confront the Royals in a War Eagle battle on Saturday, January 20. The Royals come into the battle with a record of 5-4.