The North Butler Bearcats basketball team (Greene, IA), was nudged 45-44 in Friday's league battle with the host Rockford Warriors (Rockford, IA)

The Warriors now possess a 5-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Nashua-Plainfield for a Corn Bowl outing on Monday, February 5. Rockford will clash with a Huskies squad coming off a 71-50 non-league loss to West Fork (Sheffield, IA). The Huskies record now stands at 7-12.

The Bearcats now hold a 6-13 record. They play next when they travel to Newman Catholic for a non-league outing on Saturday, February 3. North Butler will clash with a Knights squad coming off a 73-42 non-league loss to St. Ansgar (St. Ansgar, IA). The Knights record now stands at 13-7.