The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Osage Green Devils (Osage, IA) and the host Alburnett Pirates (Alburnett, IA), observed Osage's basketball team edge Alburnett by a score of 55-54.

The Green Devils (6-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner, IA). The Cougars come into the non-league challenge with a 4-3 record. In their last challenge, Sumner-Fredericksburg was tipped by Union (La Porte City, IA), 65-61, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates battle the East Buchanan Buccaneers (Winthrop, IA) in a Tri-Rivers challenge, on Friday, January 3. Alburnett will attempt to improve on its 5-2 season record. The Buccaneers come into the challenge with a 0-6 record after their 50-40 league loss to Central City (Central City, IA).