In Friday's league test, the Missouri Valley Big Reds (Missouri Valley, IA) basketball squad knocked off the host IKM/Manning Wolves (Manning, IA), by a score of 59-47.

Next, the Big Reds encounter the Hamburg Wildcats (Hamburg, IA) in a non-league test, on Saturday, January 4. Missouri Valley will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record. The Wildcats come into the test with a 0-5 record after their 78-27 non-league loss to Bedford/South Page (Bedford, IA).

The Wolves (4-3) will now prepare for their test against Coon Rapids-Bayard (Coon Rapids, IA). The Crusaders come into the non-league test with a 6-1 record. In their last test, Coon Rapids-Bayard went down by Woodbine (Woodbine, IA), 58-57, in a non-league test.