In Friday's non-league outing, the West Monona Spartans (Onawa, IA) basketball squad edged the visiting River Valley Wolverines (Correctionville, IA), by a count of 57-55.

The Spartans (2-4) will now prepare for their outing against Cherokee Washington (Cherokee, IA). The Braves go into the non-league outing with a 1-3 record. In their last outing, Cherokee Washington was tipped by Estherville Lincoln Central (Estherville, IA), 53-31, in a league outing.

The Wolverines now hold a 2-6 record. They play next when they travel to Siouxland Christian for a Western Valley - North outing on Tuesday, January 10. River Valley will clash with a Eagles squad coming off a 73-42 non-league loss to Bancroft-Rosalie (Bancroft, NE). The Eagles record now stands at 0-2.