Rock Valley Rockets (Rock Valley, IA) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the visiting Sheldon Orabs (Sheldon, IA), 41-39 in a league bout.

With the win, Rock Valley upgrades its record to 5-7 on the season.

Next up, the Orabs play the Okoboji Pioneers (Milford, IA) in a Siouxland bout, on Tuesday, February 7. Sheldon will attempt to upgrade on its 4-16 season record. The Pioneers go into the bout with a 5-13 record after their 56-49 league loss to Boyden-Hull (Hull, IA).