North Tama Red Hawks (Traer, IA) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Colo-NESCO Royals (Colo, IA), 53-34 in a league bout.

With the win, North Tama upgrades its record to 5-9 on the season. The Red Hawks host Baxter (Baxter, IA) to clash with the in a Iowa Star bout on Friday, January 26. The go into the bout with a record of 2-11. Baxter lost 42-21 in their recent non-league bout against West Central Valley (Stuart, IA)

Next up, the Royals clash with the BCLUW Comets (Conrad, IA) in a non-league bout, on Friday, January 26. Colo-NESCO will attempt to upgrade on its 3-12 season record.