Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the South O'Brien Wolverines (Paullina, IA) and the visiting Akron-Westfield Westerners (Akron, IA), saw South O'Brien's basketball squad overcome Akron-Westfield by a tally of 46-35.

With the victory, South O'Brien improves its record to 4-3 on the campaign. The Wolverines host Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union (Marcus, IA) to confront the Royals in a War Eagle challenge on Friday, January 6. The Royals come into the challenge with a record of 1-3.

Next up, the Westerners confront the West Sioux Falcons (Hawarden, IA) in a War Eagle challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Akron-Westfield will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 6-1 record after their 80-59 non-league win over Westwood (Sloan, IA).