The English Valleys Bears tipped the host Highland Huskies basketball team by a final score of 54-50 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Bears face the H-L-V Warriors (Victor, IA) in a South Iowa Cedar game, on Tuesday, December 19. English Valleys will attempt to move on its 7-2 season record. The Warriors enter the game with a 4-3 record after their 64-53 league win over Iowa Valley (Marengo, IA).

With the defeat, Highland moves to 6-3 on the year. The Huskies host Winfield-Mt. Union (Winfield, IA) to face the Wolves in a SEI - North game on Tuesday, December 19. The Wolves enter the game with a record of 3-7. Winfield-Mt. Union lost 68-15 in their recent non-league game against Holy Trinity Catholic (Fort Madison, IA)