Fans at Friday's league challenge between the AGWSR Cougars (Ackley, IA) and the visiting South Hardin Tigers (Eldora, IA), saw AGWSR's basketball squad hold off South Hardin by a tally of 45-41.

With the victory, AGWSR improves its record to 7-0 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to North Tama (Traer, IA) to play the Red Hawks in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 9. The Red Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 2-5.

Next up, the Tigers play the Denver Cyclones (Denver, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. South Hardin will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record.