Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Cedar Falls/Valley Lutheran (Cedar Falls, IA) and the visiting Linn-Mar Lions (Marion, IA), saw Cedar Falls/Valley Lutheran's basketball squad hold off Linn-Mar by a count of 83-76.

With the victory, Cedar Falls/Valley Lutheran upgrades its record to 6-1 on the campaign.

Next up, the Lions play the Cedar Falls Tigers (Cedar Falls, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 5. Linn-Mar will attempt to upgrade on its 7-3 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 5-1 record after their 86-38 non-league win over Waterloo East (Waterloo, IA).