In Monday's non-league outing, the West Liberty Comets (West Liberty, IA) basketball squad edged the visiting Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA), by a count of 56-53.

The Comets (6-11) will now prepare for their outing against Regina (Iowa City, IA). The Regals go into the River Valley outing with a 12-8 record. In their last outing, Regina held off Mid-Prairie (Wellman, IA), 65-55, in a league outing.

The Bobcats now hold a 7-14 record. They play next when they host South Tama County for a WAMAC - West outing on Tuesday, February 7. Benton will clash with a Trojans squad coming off a 53-51 league loss to Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin, IA). The Trojans record now stands at 2-14.