The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] (Burlington Junction, MO) and the visiting Pleasant Hill Roosters/Chicks (Pleasant Hill, MO), observed Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt]'s basketball team edge Pleasant Hill by a score of 59-52.

The (8-1) will now prepare for their challenge against East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] (Tarkio, MO). The come into the Highway 275 challenge with a 5-2 record. In their last challenge, East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] edged Mound City (Mound City, MO), 69-47, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Roosters/Chicks battle the Lawson Cardinals (Lawson, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Pleasant Hill will attempt to improve on its 3-3 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 58-24 league win over Lathrop (Lathrop, MO).