The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the WACO Warriors (Wayland, IA) and the visiting Hillcrest Academy Ravens (Kalona, IA), observed WACO's basketball team edge Hillcrest Academy by a score of 48-46.

The Warriors (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Highland (Riverside, IA). The Huskies come into the non-league challenge with a 0-3 record. In their last challenge, Highland was tipped by Winfield-Mt. Union (Winfield, IA), 74-36, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Ravens battle the Pekin Panthers (Packwood, IA) in a SEI - North challenge, on Friday, December 20. Hillcrest Academy will attempt to improve on its 5-1 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 63-46 league win over Lone Tree (Lone Tree, IA).