West Marshall Trojans (State Center, IA) boosters left the game satisfied Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the host South Hamilton Hawks (Jewell, IA), 46-29 in a league match.

With the victory, West Marshall upgrades its record to 4-4 on the year. The Trojans travel to Roland-Story (Story City, IA) to face the Norsemen in a Heart of Iowa - Large match on Friday, January 3. The Norsemen enter the match with a record of 2-5. Roland-Story won 60-28 in their recent league match against Greene County (Jefferson, IA)

The Hawks now sport a 0-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to St. Edmond for a non-league match on Thursday, January 2. South Hamilton will face a Gaels squad coming off a 65-35 non-league win over Hampton-Dumont/CAL (Hampton, IA). The Gaels record now stands at 5-0.