Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Stanton Vikings (Stanton, IA) and the visiting Essex Trojans (Essex, IA), saw Stanton's basketball squad overcome Essex by a tally of 69-60.

With the victory, Stanton improves its record to 10-7 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to Sidney (Sidney, IA) to confront the Cowboys in a Corner challenge on Saturday, January 27. The Cowboys come into the challenge with a record of 5-13. Sidney lost 55-44 in their recent league challenge against Fremont-Mills (Tabor, IA)

Next up, the Trojans confront the Sidney Cowboys (Sidney, IA) in a Corner challenge, on Tuesday, January 30. Essex will attempt to improve on its 5-14 season record. The Cowboys come into the challenge with a 5-14 record after their 82-57 league loss to Stanton (Stanton, IA).