In Friday's league outing, the Saydel Eagles (Des Moines, IA) basketball squad edged the host West Marshall Trojans (State Center, IA), by a count of 50-48.

The Eagles (4-5) will now prepare for their outing against South Hamilton (Jewell, IA). The Hawks go into the Heart of Iowa - Large outing with a 10-1 record. In their last outing, South Hamilton held off Roland-Story (Story City, IA), 63-55, in a league outing.

The Trojans now hold a 2-7 record. They play next when they host Carlisle for a non-league outing on Monday, January 8. West Marshall will clash with a Wildcats squad coming off a 75-48 league loss to Carroll (Carroll, IA). The Wildcats record now stands at 2-8.