The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Linn-Mar Lions (Marion, IA) and the host Iowa City Little Hawks (Iowa City, IA), observed Linn-Mar's basketball team knock off Iowa City by a score of 86-70.

The Lions (14-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Liberty (North Liberty, IA). The Lightning come into the Mississippi Valley challenge with a 2-11 record. In their last challenge, Liberty dropped by Cedar Falls/Valley Lutheran (Cedar Falls, IA), 68-47, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Little Hawks encounter the Iowa City West Trojans (Iowa City, IA) in a Mississippi Valley challenge, on Friday, January 24. Iowa City will attempt to improve on its 4-19 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 7-5 record after their 71-60 league loss to Waterloo West (Waterloo, IA).