The Roland-Story Norsemen basketball squad (Story City, IA), was outscored 62-50 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Gilbert Tigers (Gilbert, IA)

With the victory, Gilbert advances its record to 2-0 on the year. The Tigers host Winterset (Winterset, IA) to meet the Huskies in a Raccoon River battle on Friday, December 6. The Huskies enter the battle with a record of 1-0. Winterset won 57-34 in their recent non-league battle against Creston (Creston, IA)

The Norsemen now own a 2-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Nevada for a Heart of Iowa battle on Tuesday, December 10. Roland-Story will meet a Cubs squad coming off a 35-33 league win over South Hamilton (Jewell, IA). The Cubs record now stands at 1-2.