The Muscatine Muskies basketball squad (Muscatine, IA), was nudged 60-54 in Saturday's non-league challenge with the host Central DeWitt (DeWitt, IA)

The (6-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Pleasant Valley (Pleasant Valley, IA). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 7-7 record. In their last challenge, Pleasant Valley was tipped by Davenport Central (Davenport, IA), 70-66, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Muskies battle the Central Clinton Sabers (DeWitt, IA) in a Mississippi challenge, on Saturday, January 25. Muscatine will attempt to better on its 10-2 season record.