Fans at Monday's league challenge between the St. Edmond Gaels (Fort Dodge, IA) and the visiting Eagle Grove Eagles (Eagle Grove, IA), saw St. Edmond's basketball squad hold off Eagle Grove by a tally of 55-52.

With the victory, St. Edmond advances its record to 8-8 on the season. The Gaels travel to Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls, IA) to encounter the Cadets in a North Central test on Tuesday, January 30. The Cadets go into the test with a record of 5-11. Iowa Falls-Alden lost 65-63 in their recent non-league test against West Fork (Sheffield, IA)

The Eagles now own a 8-8 record. They play next when they host North Union for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 30. Eagle Grove will encounter a Warriors squad coming off a 53-50 non-league win over Bishop Garrigan (Algona, IA). The Warriors record now stands at 16-3.