The English Valleys Bears defeated the host Belle Plaine Plainsmen basketball squad by a final score of 61-53 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Bears clash with the Lone Tree Lions (Lone Tree, IA) in a non-league outing, on Monday, January 27. English Valleys will attempt to upgrade on its 4-14 season record. The Lions come into the outing with a 5-10 record after their 61-50 league loss to Pekin (Packwood, IA).

The Plainsmen (3-13) will now prepare for their outing against Sigourney (Sigourney, IA). The Savages come into the South Iowa Cedar outing with a 11-5 record. In their last outing, Sigourney went down by WACO (Wayland, IA), 62-49, in a non-league outing.