The North Scott Lancers basketball squad (Eldridge, IA), was nudged 45-40 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Clinton River Kings (Clinton, IA)

With the victory, Clinton advances its record to 3-2 on the year. The River Kings travel to Pleasant Valley (Pleasant Valley, IA) to meet the Spartans in a Mississippi battle on Tuesday, December 17. The Spartans enter the battle with a record of 3-2.

The Lancers now own a 1-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Dubuque Senior for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 14. North Scott will meet a Rams squad coming off a 60-44 league loss to Prairie (Cedar Rapids, IA). The Rams record now stands at 2-3.