The Iowa City Little Hawks basketball team (Iowa City, IA), was nudged 58-52 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Xavier Saints (Cedar Rapids, IA)

The Saints now possess a 10-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Prairie for a Mississippi Valley battle on Tuesday, February 6. Xavier will confront a Hawks team coming off a 77-61 league loss to Cedar Falls/Valley Lutheran (Cedar Falls, IA). The Hawks record now stands at 8-9.

The Little Hawks (7-20) will now prepare for their battle against Jefferson (Cedar Rapids, IA). The Hawks come into the Mississippi Valley battle with a 3-15 record. In their last battle, Jefferson was nudged by Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, IA), 91-33, in a league battle.