In Thursday's league outing, the Wilton Beavers (Wilton, IA) basketball squad nipped the visiting West Liberty Comets (West Liberty, IA), by a margin of 51-44.

The Beavers (6-8) will now prepare for their outing against Mid-Prairie (Wellman, IA). The Golden Hawks go into the River Valley - South outing with a 8-6 record. In their last outing, Mid-Prairie was tipped by Durant (Durant, IA), 57-51, in a league outing.

The Comets now own a 3-10 record. They play next when they travel to Midland for a non-league outing on Thursday, January 25. West Liberty will clash with a Eagles squad coming off a 62-40 league win over Marquette (Bellevue, IA). The Eagles record now stands at 10-7.