The Iowa Valley Tigers basketball team (Marengo, IA), was nudged 54-50 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting English Valleys Bears (North English, IA)

The Bears now possess a 6-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Colfax-Mingo for a South Iowa Cedar battle on Friday, December 17. English Valleys will confront a Tigerhawks team coming off a 37-28 league win over H-L-V (Victor, IA). The Tigerhawks record now stands at 3-3.

The Tigers (6-2) will now prepare for their contest against H-L-V (Victor, IA). The Warriors enter the South Iowa Cedar contest with a 1-6 record. In their last contest, H-L-V was nudged by Colfax-Mingo (Colfax, IA), 37-28, in a league contest.