In Friday's league outing, the Marion Wolves (Marion, IA) basketball squad nipped the visiting Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings (Vinton, IA), by a margin of 58-52.

The Wolves (5-3) will now prepare for their outing against Xavier/Newton Christian Academy (Cedar Rapids, IA). The go into the non-league outing with a 3-5 record. In their last outing, Xavier/Newton Christian Academy was tipped by Iowa City West (Iowa City, IA), 61-53, in a non-league outing.

The Vikings now own a 2-5 record. They play next when they host Center Point-Urbana for a WAMAC - West outing on Tuesday, January 9. Vinton-Shellsburg will encounter a Stormin' Pointers squad coming off a 52-49 non-league loss to Grinnell (Grinnell, IA). The Stormin' Pointers record now stands at 0-10.