The West Branch Bears basketball team scored 55 points and limited the host Notre Dame Nikes to 23 in the Bears non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Bears now possess a 2-8 record. They play next when they host Camanche for a non-league game on Friday, January 10. West Branch will confront a Indians team coming off a 43-30 league loss to Monticello (Monticello, IA). The Indians record now stands at 3-6.

With the loss, Notre Dame falls to 3-8 on the campaign. The Nikes host Van Buren County (Keosauqua, IA) to confront the Warriors in a non-league game on Friday, January 10. The Warriors go into the game with a record of 5-5. Van Buren County lost 54-38 in their recent non-league game against Central Lee (Donnellson, IA)