The Colo-NESCO Royals basketball squad (Colo, IA), lost 54-42 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Collins-Maxwell (Maxwell, IA)

With the victory, Collins-Maxwell advances its record to 14-1 on the year. The host North Tama (Traer, IA) to play the Redhawks in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. The Redhawks go into the bout with a record of 9-5. North Tama won 54-53 in their recent league bout against GMG (Garwin, IA)

With the loss, Colo-NESCO falls to 10-5 on the campaign. The Royals host Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (Maxwell, IA) to play the Raiders in a non-league bout on Friday, January 24. The Raiders go into the bout with a record of 0-0.