Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Valley Tigers (Elgin, IA) and the visiting Urbandale J-Hawks (Urbandale, IA), saw Valley's basketball squad hold off Urbandale by a count of 60-59.

With the victory, Valley upgrades its record to 6-1 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Johnston (Johnston, IA) to play the Dragons in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 23. The Dragons come into the challenge with a record of 8-6. Johnston won 47-40 in their recent league challenge against Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines, IA)

Next up, the J-Hawks play the Southeast Polk Rams (Pleasant Hill, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 23. Urbandale will attempt to upgrade on its 3-11 season record.