Columbia City Eagles (Columbia City, IN) boosters left the game satisfied Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad nudge the visiting DeKalb Barons (Waterloo, IN), 41-36 in a league match.

With the victory, Columbia City upgrades its record to 8-6 on the year. The Eagles travel to New Haven (New Haven, IN) to face the Bulldogs in a Northeast 8 match on Saturday, February 1. The Bulldogs enter the match with a record of 9-8. New Haven won 53-41 in their recent league match against Norwell (Ossian, IN)

The Barons now sport a 6-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to West Noble for a non-league match on Wednesday, January 29. DeKalb will face a Chargers squad coming off a 59-46 league win over Fremont (Fremont, IN). The Chargers record now stands at 6-7.