Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Akron-Westfield Westerners (Akron, IA) and the visiting Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Hawks (Hartley, IA), saw Akron-Westfield's basketball squad wallop Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn by a tally of 62-36.

With the victory, Akron-Westfield improves its record to 3-3 on the campaign. The Westerners travel to Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union (Marcus, IA) to confront the Royals in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 17. The Royals come into the challenge with a record of 6-0. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union won 51-39 in their recent non-league challenge against Hinton (Hinton, IA)

Next up, the Hawks confront the Gehlen Catholic Jays (Le Mars, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 17. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record. The Jays come into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 68-18 league win over Harris-Lake Park (Lake Park, IA).