The Newell-Fonda Mustangs (Newell, IA) basketball edged the visiting Northwest Webster Cougars (Manson, IA), 52-51 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Mustangs now possess a 4-2 record. They play next when they host Western Christian for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. Newell-Fonda will play a Wolfpack team coming off a 77-65 non-league win over Lincoln Lutheran (Lincoln, NE). The Wolfpack record now stands at 4-2.

With the loss, Northwest Webster falls to 7-1 on the campaign. The Cougars host Webster City (Webster City, IA) to play the Lynx in a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. The Lynx go into the bout with a record of 4-3. Webster City won 54-47 in their recent league bout against Algona (Algona, IA)