The Clear Lake Lions (Clear Lake, IA) basketball edged the host Humboldt Wildcats (Humboldt, IA), 43-39 in Friday's league bout.

The Lions now possess a 6-10 record. They play next when they host Webster City for a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 4. Clear Lake will play a Lynx team coming off a 61-53 non-league loss to Algona (Algona, IA). The Lynx record now stands at 3-14.

With the loss, Humboldt falls to 9-10 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to St. Edmond (Fort Dodge, IA) to play the Gaels in a North Central bout on Tuesday, February 4. The Gaels go into the bout with a record of 5-11. St. Edmond lost 63-48 in their recent league bout against Hampton-Dumont/CAL (Hampton, IA)