Montezuma Braves (Montezuma, IA) boosters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad nudge the visiting GMG Wolverines (Garwin, IA), 76-70 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Montezuma upgrades its record to 3-1 on the year. The Braves travel to Colfax-Mingo (Colfax, IA) to face the Tigerhawks in a South Iowa Cedar match on Friday, December 13. The Tigerhawks enter the match with a record of 1-3. Colfax-Mingo lost 64-22 in their recent league match against Lynnville-Sully (Sully, IA)

The Wolverines now sport a 1-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Baxter for a non-league match on Friday, December 13. GMG will face a squad coming off a 70-16 non-league win over BCLUW (Conrad, IA). The record now stands at 4-0.