The Starmont Stars basketball team (Arlington, IA), was nudged 54-51 in Friday's league battle with the host Springville Orioles (Springville, IA)

The Orioles now possess a 5-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Alburnett for a Tri-Rivers battle on Tuesday, December 19. Springville will confront a Pirates team coming off a 58-55 non-league loss to Kee (Lansing, IA). The Pirates record now stands at 4-3.

The Stars (1-6) will now prepare for their battle against Edgewood-Colesburg (Edgewood, IA). The Vikings come into the Tri-Rivers battle with a 1-8 record. In their last battle, Edgewood-Colesburg was nudged by Central (Elkader, IA), 53-50, in a non-league battle.