In Tuesday's league match, the host Hinton Blackhawks basketball team scored a tight 50-45 triumph over the Trinity Christian Tigers.

In their next game, the Blackhawks meet the Gehlen Catholic Jays (Le Mars, IA) in a War Eagle match, on Friday, January 5. Hinton will attempt to move on its 6-4 season record. The Jays enter the match with a 4-5 record after their 58-54 league loss to Akron-Westfield (Akron, IA).

With the defeat, Trinity Christian moves to 2-7 on the year. The Tigers travel to West Sioux (Hawarden, IA) to meet the Falcons in a War Eagle match on Thursday, January 4. The Falcons enter the match with a record of 0-10. West Sioux lost 78-46 in their recent non-league match against Westwood (Sloan, IA)