The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Montezuma Braves (Montezuma, IA) and the host Centerville Big Reds/Redettes (Centerville, IA), observed Montezuma's basketball team knock off Centerville by a score of 78-67.

The Braves (9-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Prairie City-Monroe (Monroe, IA). The Mustangs come into the non-league challenge with a 4-5 record. In their last challenge, Prairie City-Monroe dropped by Roland-Story (Story City, IA), 55-44, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Big Reds/Redettes encounter the Clarke Indians (Osceola, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 10. Centerville will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 2-7 record after their 83-35 league loss to Albia (Albia, IA).