The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Pella Dutch (Pella, IA) and the visiting Gilbert Tigers (Gilbert, IA), observed Pella's basketball team edge Gilbert by a score of 79-72.

The Dutch (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Newton (Newton, IA). The Cardinals come into the Little Hawkeye challenge with a 3-1 record. In their last challenge, Newton was tipped by Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center, IA), 73-31, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Carlisle Wildcats (Carlisle, IA) in a Raccoon River challenge, on Friday, December 20. Gilbert will attempt to improve on its 5-1 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 79-60 league loss to Ballard (Huxley, IA).