The River Valley Wolverines (Correctionville, IA) basketball nipped the host Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute (Mapleton, IA), 56-55 in Friday's league test.

The Wolverines (8-3) will now prepare for their test against West Monona (Onawa, IA). The Spartans go into the Western Valley - North test with a 7-2 record. In their last test, West Monona got by Tekamah-Herman (Tekamah, NE), 77-61, in a non-league test.

The now own a 8-3 record. They play next when they host Kingsley-Pierson for a Western Valley - North test on Friday, January 5. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 63-55 non-league loss to St. Mary's (Remsen, IA). The Panthers record now stands at 7-3.