The Marion Wolves (Marion, IA) basketball edged the host Grinnell Tigers (Grinnell, IA), 63-56 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Wolves now possess a 3-3 record. They play next when they travel to Independence for a WAMAC - West bout on Friday, December 20. Marion will play a Mustangs team coming off a 61-41 league loss to Center Point-Urbana (Center Point, IA). The Mustangs record now stands at 1-4.

With the loss, Grinnell falls to 2-5 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Benton (Van Horne, IA) to play the Bobcats in a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. The Bobcats go into the bout with a record of 2-5. Benton won 62-52 in their recent league bout against Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton, IA)