The Prairie City-Monroe Mustangs basketball team (Monroe, IA), was nudged 41-38 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Roland-Story Norsemen (Story City, IA)

The Norsemen now possess a 6-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Nevada for a Heart of Iowa - Large battle on Tuesday, December 19. Roland-Story will confront a Cubs team coming off a 67-52 league win over South Hamilton (Jewell, IA). The Cubs record now stands at 7-0.

The Mustangs (4-4) will now prepare for their battle against South Hamilton (Jewell, IA). The Hawks come into the Heart of Iowa - Large battle with a 7-1 record. In their last battle, South Hamilton was nudged by Nevada (Nevada, IA), 67-52, in a league battle.