In Thursday's non-league outing, the Durant Wildcats (Durant, IA) basketball squad nipped the visiting Marquette Mohawks (Bellevue, IA), by a margin of 53-47.

The Wildcats (5-11) will now prepare for their outing against Regina (Iowa City, IA). The Regals go into the River Valley - South outing with a 14-2 record. In their last outing, Regina got by Mid-Prairie (Wellman, IA), 52-31, in a league outing.

The Mohawks now own a 6-10 record. They play next when they travel to Bellevue for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 29. Marquette will clash with a Comets squad coming off a 52-45 non-league loss to Mid-Prairie (Wellman, IA). The Comets record now stands at 10-5.