The Union Knights basketball team (La Porte City, IA), dropped 52-38 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Aplington-Parkersburg Falcons (Parkersburg, IA)

The Falcons now possess a 8-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to East Marshall for a non-league battle on Friday, January 5. Aplington-Parkersburg will confront a Mustangs team coming off a 45-35 league win over BCLUW (Conrad, IA). The Mustangs record now stands at 5-7.

The Knights (3-7) will now prepare for their battle against Gladbrook-Reinbeck (Reinbeck, IA). The Rebels come into the non-league battle with a 8-3 record. In their last battle, Gladbrook-Reinbeck beat North Tama (Traer, IA), 61-21, in a non-league battle.