The Columbus Wildcats basketball team (Columbus Junction, IA), dropped 41-27 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Pekin Panthers (Packwood, IA)

The Panthers now possess a 2-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Highland for a SEI - North battle on Tuesday, January 4. Pekin will confront a Huskies team coming off a 63-55 non-league win over Danville (Danville, IA). The Huskies record now stands at 4-3.

The Wildcats (4-9) will now prepare for their battle against Dike-New Hartford (Dike, IA). The Wolverines come into the non-league battle with a 6-1 record. In their last battle, Dike-New Hartford beat East Marshall (Le Grand, IA), 75-19, in a non-league battle.