The Mount Ayr Raiders basketball squad (Mount Ayr, IA), was nudged 61-60 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Southeast Warren Warhawks (Liberty Center, IA)

With the victory, Southeast Warren advances its record to 17-2 on the year. The Warhawks travel to Lenox (Lenox, IA) to meet the Tigers in a Pride of Iowa battle on Friday, February 7. The Tigers enter the battle with a record of 6-10.

The Raiders now own a 16-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Interstate 35 for a non-league battle on Monday, February 3. Mount Ayr will meet a Roadrunners squad coming off a 81-53 league loss to Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center (Guthrie Center, IA). The Roadrunners record now stands at 8-7.