The Riceville Wildcats basketball squad (Riceville, IA), was nudged 75-73 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Waterloo Christian Regents (Waterloo, IA)

With the victory, Waterloo Christian advances its record to 2-2 on the year. The Regents travel to Tripoli (Tripoli, IA) to meet the Panthers in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 17. The Panthers enter the battle with a record of 0-6. Tripoli lost 69-47 in their recent league battle against Clarksville (Clarksville, IA)

The Wildcats now own a 3-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Rockford for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 17. Riceville will meet a Warriors squad coming off a 62-41 non-league loss to Don Bosco (Gilbertville, IA). The Warriors record now stands at 0-6.