The Louisa-Muscatine Falcons (Letts, IA) basketball nipped the host Lone Tree Lions (Lone Tree, IA), 65-59 in Tuesday's league test.

The Falcons (2-4) will now prepare for their test against Danville (Danville, IA). The Bears go into the non-league test with a 5-2 record. In their last test, Danville got by Van Buren County (Keosauqua, IA), 61-45, in a non-league test.

The Lions now own a 4-7 record. They play next when they travel to Pekin for a SEI - North test on Friday, December 16. Lone Tree will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 40-32 league loss to Hillcrest Academy (Kalona, IA). The Panthers record now stands at 2-5.