The Des Moines North Polar Bears basketball team (Des Moines, IA), was nudged 41-36 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Ames Little Cyclones (Ames, IA)

The Little Cyclones now possess a 10-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Waterloo East for a non-league battle on Friday, February 2. Ames will confront a Trojans team coming off a 68-35 non-league win over Lincoln (Des Moines, IA). The Trojans record now stands at 7-13.

The Polar Bears (9-6) will now prepare for their battle against Lincoln (Des Moines, IA). The Railsplitters come into the Freelance battle with a 4-8 record. In their last battle, Lincoln was nudged by Mason City (Mason City, IA), 64-37, in a league battle.