The Southeast Polk Rams basketball squad (Pleasant Hill, IA), was nudged 74-68 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Ankeny Hawks (Ankeny, IA)

With the victory, Ankeny advances its record to 3-3 on the year. The Hawks host Cedar Falls (Cedar Falls, IA) to encounter the Tigers in a non-league test on Thursday, December 19. The Tigers come into the test with a record of 4-0. Cedar Falls won 79-73 in their recent non-league test against Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, IA)

The Rams (2-4) will now prepare for their test against Northwest (Waukee, IA). The Wolves come into the non-league test with a 3-2 record. In their last test, Northwest was nipped by Waukee (Waukee, IA), 67-61, in a non-league test.