The West Branch Bears ran past the host West Liberty Comets basketball team by a final score of 46-38 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Bears face the Durant Wildcats (Durant, IA) in a River Valley game, on Wednesday, January 24. West Branch will attempt to move on its 9-6 season record. The Wildcats enter the game with a 0-15 record after their 65-43 league loss to Mid-Prairie (Wellman, IA).

With the defeat, West Liberty moves to 4-9 on the year. The Comets travel to Wilton (Wilton, IA) to face the Beavers in a River Valley game on Thursday, January 25. The Beavers enter the game with a record of 8-5. Wilton won 82-63 in their recent non-league game against Prince of Peace Prep (Clinton, IA)