The Dakota Indians (Dakota, IL) basketball edged the host Lena-Winslow Panthers (Lena, IL), 51-46 in Friday's league bout.

The Indians now possess a 21-4 record. They play next when they travel to Pearl City for a Northwest Upstate Illini - North bout on Tuesday, February 4. Dakota will play a Wolves team coming off a 82-43 league loss to Pecatonica (Pecatonica, IL). The Wolves record now stands at 12-12.

With the loss, Lena-Winslow falls to 14-8 on the campaign. The Panthers host Warren (Warren, IL) to play the Warriors in a non-league bout on Monday, February 3. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 19-5. Warren won 88-64 in their recent non-league bout against Benton (Benton, WI)