The Waukee Warriors basketball team (Waukee, IA), was nudged 70-69 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Roosevelt Roughriders (Des Moines, IA)

The Roughriders now possess a 5-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hoover for a Freelance battle on Friday, January 5. Roosevelt will confront a Huskies team coming off a 75-38 league loss to Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny, IA). The Huskies record now stands at 1-4.

The Warriors (7-2) will now prepare for their battle against Johnston (Johnston, IA). The Dragons come into the non-league battle with a 4-5 record. In their last battle, Johnston edged Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center, IA), 55-51, in a non-league battle.