In Monday's league outing, the South Hamilton Hawks (Jewell, IA) basketball squad edged the visiting Saydel Eagles (Des Moines, IA), by a margin of 53-46.

The Hawks (15-1) will now prepare for their outing against Nevada (Nevada, IA). The Cubs go into the Heart of Iowa - Large outing with a 12-4 record. In their last outing, Nevada was tipped by Newton (Newton, IA), 64-61, in a non-league outing.

The Eagles now own a 8-8 record. They play next when they travel to Twin Cedars for a non-league outing on Thursday, February 1. Saydel will clash with a Sabers squad coming off a 51-38 league win over Melcher-Dallas (Melcher, IA). The Sabers record now stands at 6-6.