The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Jefferson Hawks (Cedar Rapids, IA) and the visiting Waterloo West Wahawks (Waterloo, IA), observed Jefferson's basketball team edge Waterloo West by a margin of 49-43.

The Hawks (8-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Xavier (Cedar Rapids, IA). The Saints come into the Mississippi Valley challenge with a 18-4 record. In their last challenge, Xavier edged Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, IA), 62-59, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Wahawks battle the Wahlert Golden Eagles (Dubuque, IA) in a Mississippi Valley challenge, on Thursday, February 6. Waterloo West will attempt to better on its 6-14 season record. The Golden Eagles come into the challenge with a 12-4 record after their 66-51 league loss to Prairie (Cedar Rapids, IA).