The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Cherokee Washington Braves (Cherokee, IA) and the host Spencer Tigers (Spencer, IA), observed Cherokee Washington's basketball team overwhelm Spencer by a score of 70-36.

The Braves (12-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Newell-Fonda (Newell, IA). The Mustangs come into the non-league challenge with a 14-2 record. In their last challenge, Newell-Fonda trounced Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (Ruthven, IA), 68-30, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Sioux Central Rebels (Sioux Rapids, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, February 6. Spencer will attempt to improve on its 4-14 season record. The Rebels come into the challenge with a 13-5 record after their 76-25 non-league win over Storm Lake St. Mary (Storm Lake, IA).