The St. Mary's Hawks tipped the host Hinton Blackhawks basketball team by a final score of 47-44 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Hawks face the Gehlen Catholic Jays (Le Mars, IA) in a War Eagle game, on Tuesday, December 19. St. Mary's will attempt to move on its 4-2 season record. The Jays enter the game with a 4-3 record after their 74-34 league win over Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Hartley, IA).

With the defeat, Hinton moves to 4-4 on the year. The Blackhawks host Woodbury Central (Moville, IA) to face the Wildcats in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 19. The Wildcats enter the game with a record of 1-5. Woodbury Central lost 49-44 in their recent league game against Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute (Mapleton, IA)