The Sidney Cowboys basketball team (Sidney, IA), dropped 44-24 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Stanton Vikings (Stanton, IA)

The Vikings now possess a 14-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mount Ayr for a non-league battle on Monday, January 29. Stanton will battle a Raiders team coming off a 63-30 non-league loss to Wayne (Corydon, IA). The Raiders record now stands at 10-5.

The Cowboys (4-12) will now prepare for their battle against Essex (Essex, IA). The Trojans come into the non-league battle with a 4-11 record. In their last battle, Essex dropped by Stanton (Stanton, IA), 59-21, in a league battle.