Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Creston Panthers (Creston, IA) and the visiting Red Oak Tigers (Red Oak, IA), saw Creston's basketball squad knock off Red Oak by a count of 59-49.

With the victory, Creston upgrades its record to 6-13 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Clarinda (Clarinda, IA) to play the Cardinals in a Hawkeye Ten challenge on Monday, February 5. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 12-8. Clarinda won 66-63 in their recent non-league challenge against Clarke (Osceola, IA)

Next up, the Tigers play the Southwest Valley (Corning, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 5. Red Oak will attempt to upgrade on its 5-15 season record. The come into the challenge with a 2-15 record after their 47-42 non-league loss to Bedford (Bedford, IA).