The Eagle Grove Eagles basketball team (Eagle Grove, IA), was nudged 54-52 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Northwest Webster Cougars (Manson, IA)

The Cougars now possess a 6-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Newell-Fonda for a non-league battle on Friday, December 15. Northwest Webster will confront a Mustangs team coming off a 85-63 non-league loss to Estherville Lincoln Central (Estherville, IA). The Mustangs record now stands at 2-7.

The Eagles (3-3) will now prepare for their battle against West Bend-Mallard (West Bend, IA). The Wolverines come into the non-league battle with a 2-3 record. In their last battle, West Bend-Mallard edged North Iowa (Buffalo Center, IA), 56-46, in a non-league battle.