The Northeast Nodaway Blue Jays basketball squad (Ravenwood, MO), was nudged 37-31 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Union Star Trojans (Union Star, MO)

With the victory, Union Star advances its record to 1-1 on the year. The Trojans host Gilman City (Gilman City, MO) to meet the Hawks in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 10. The Hawks enter the battle with a record of 0-3. Gilman City lost 59-42 in their recent non-league battle against Winston (Winston, MO)

The Blue Jays now own a 0-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host King City for a non-league battle on Monday, December 9. Northeast Nodaway will meet a Wildkats squad coming off a 57-42 league loss to Princeton (Princeton, MO). The Wildkats record now stands at 1-4.