In Monday's league outing, the West Liberty Comets (West Liberty, IA) basketball squad edged the visiting Durant Wildcats (Durant, IA), by a count of 46-44.

The Comets (4-11) will now prepare for their outing against Wilton (Wilton, IA). The Beavers go into the River Valley - South outing with a 7-9 record. In their last outing, Wilton was tipped by Sigourney (Sigourney, IA), 49-41, in a non-league outing.

The Wildcats now hold a 6-11 record. They play next when they travel to West Branch for a River Valley - South outing on Tuesday, January 30. Durant will clash with a Bears squad coming off a 74-28 league loss to Regina (Iowa City, IA). The Bears record now stands at 4-14.