The Albia Blue Demons (Albia, IA) basketball edged the host Centerville Big Reds/Redettes (Centerville, IA), 71-66 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Blue Demons now possess a 5-0 record. They play next when they host Cardinal for a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. Albia will play a Comets team coming off a 70-40 non-league loss to Davis County (Bloomfield, IA). The Comets record now stands at 1-6.

With the loss, Centerville falls to 2-2 on the campaign. The Big reds/redettes travel to Knoxville (Knoxville, IA) to play the Panthers in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 19. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 4-0. Knoxville won 73-57 in their recent league bout against Chariton (Chariton, IA)