In Friday's non-league outing, the Des Moines East Scarlets (Des Moines, IA) basketball squad edged the visiting Ottumwa Bulldogs (Ottumwa, IA), by a count of 63-60.

The Scarlets (7-8) will now prepare for their outing against Indianola (Indianola, IA). The Indians go into the non-league outing with a 17-2 record. In their last outing, Indianola held off Pella Christian (Pella, IA), 55-52, in a league outing.

The Bulldogs now hold a 5-18 record. They play next when they host Mason City for a non-league outing on Monday, February 13. Ottumwa will clash with a Mohawks squad coming off a 62-47 non-league loss to Ames (Ames, IA). The Mohawks record now stands at 8-11.