Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Atlantic Trojans (Atlantic, IA) and the host Kuemper Knights (Carroll, IA), saw Atlantic's basketball squad knock off Kuemper by a tally of 35-24.

With the victory, Atlantic improves its record to 8-3 on the campaign. The Trojans host Clarinda (Clarinda, IA) to play the Cardinals in a Hawkeye Ten challenge on Tuesday, January 10. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 3-8. Clarinda lost 57-31 in their recent league test against Lewis Central (Council Bluffs, IA)

The Knights now own a 5-6 record. They play next when they host East Sac County for a non-league test on Saturday, January 7. Kuemper will encounter a Raiders squad coming off a 40-27 non-league loss to Emmetsburg (Emmetsburg, IA). The Raiders record now stands at 0-6.