The Jefferson Hawks basketball team (Cedar Rapids, IA), dropped 44-32 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Linn-Mar Lions (Marion, IA)

The Lions now possess a 1-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Xavier for a Mississippi Valley battle on Friday, December 8. Linn-Mar will battle a Saints team coming off a 68-56 league loss to Western Dubuque (Epworth, IA). The Saints record now stands at 2-2.

The Hawks (1-4) will now prepare for their battle against Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, IA). The Cougars come into the Mississippi Valley battle with a 0-4 record. In their last battle, Kennedy dropped by Xavier (Cedar Rapids, IA), 56-43, in a league contest.