The Storm Lake Tornadoes basketball squad (Storm Lake, IA), was nudged 57-53 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Carroll Tigers (Carroll, IA)

With the victory, Carroll advances its record to 2-5 on the year. The Tigers travel to Ballard (Huxley, IA) to meet the Bombers in a Raccoon River battle on Tuesday, January 7. The Bombers enter the battle with a record of 7-0. Ballard won 76-60 in their recent league battle against Gilbert (Gilbert, IA)

The Tornadoes now own a 6-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Le Mars for a non-league battle on Friday, January 10.