East Mills (Malvern, IA) supporters left the game happy Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad hold off the visiting Stanton Vikings (Stanton, IA), 53-47 in a league match.

With the victory, East Mills advances its record to 5-3 on the year. The travel to Essex (Essex, IA) to face the Trojans in a Corner match on Tuesday, January 7. The Trojans enter the match with a record of 2-8. Essex lost 60-52 in their recent non-league match against Griswold (Griswold, IA)

The Vikings now own a 3-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Griswold for a non-league match on Tuesday, January 7. Stanton will face a Tigers squad coming off a 60-52 non-league win over Essex (Essex, IA). The Tigers record now stands at 4-4.