Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Iowa City Little Hawks (Iowa City, IA) and the visiting Hempstead Mustangs (Dubuque, IA), saw Iowa City's basketball squad hold off Hempstead by a tally of 54-48.

With the victory, Iowa City improves its record to 7-18 on the campaign. The Little Hawks travel to Xavier/Newton Christian Academy (Cedar Rapids, IA) to play the in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 3. The come into the challenge with a record of 5-8. Xavier/Newton Christian Academy won 59-55 in their recent non-league challenge against Linn-Mar (Marion, IA)

Next up, the Mustangs play the Dubuque Senior Rams (Dubuque, IA) in a Mississippi Valley challenge, on Friday, February 2. Hempstead will attempt to improve on its 6-10 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 16-1 record after their 50-36 league win over Xavier (Cedar Rapids, IA).