In Thursday's non-league outing, the Union Knights (La Porte City, IA) basketball squad nipped the visiting Independence Mustangs (Independence, IA), by a margin of 57-54.

The Knights (3-4) will now prepare for their outing against Wapsie Valley (Fairbank, IA). The Warriors go into the North Iowa Cedar - East outing with a 3-6 record. In their last outing, Wapsie Valley was tipped by Denver (Denver, IA), 45-38, in a league outing.

The Mustangs now own a 3-8 record. They play next when they host South Tama County for a WAMAC - West outing on Friday, January 6. Independence will encounter a Trojans squad coming off a 58-10 non-league loss to Marquette (Bellevue, IA). The Trojans record now stands at 1-8.