The Paton-Churdan Rockets basketball squad (Churdan, IA), was nudged 37-36 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Colo-NESCO Royals (Colo, IA)

With the victory, Colo-NESCO advances its record to 1-6 on the year. The Royals host B-G-M (Brooklyn, IA) to meet the Bears in a non-league battle on Monday, January 6. The Bears enter the battle with a record of 3-5. B-G-M won 48-12 in their recent league battle against Belle Plaine (Belle Plaine, IA)

The Rockets now own a 0-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host CAM for a Rolling Valley battle on Friday, December 20. Paton-Churdan will meet a Cougars squad coming off a 51-49 league win over Boyer Valley (Dunlap, IA). The Cougars record now stands at 2-4.