The Essex Trojans basketball team (Essex, IA), was routed 71-46 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Stanton Vikings (Stanton, IA)

The Vikings now sport a 3-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Fremont-Mills for a Corner battle on Friday, December 16. Stanton will battle a Knights team coming off a 57-55 league win over Sidney (Sidney, IA). The Knights record now stands at 4-1.

The Trojans (2-3) will now prepare for their battle against Sidney (Sidney, IA). The Cowboys come into the Corner battle with a 1-5 record. In their last battle, Sidney was routed by Bedford (Bedford, IA), 70-38, in a non-league battle.