Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Hinton Blackhawks (Hinton, IA) and the host Akron-Westfield Westerners (Akron, IA), saw Hinton's basketball squad wallop Akron-Westfield by a margin of 83-61.

The Blackhawks (14-8) will now prepare for their test against Sioux Central (Sioux Rapids, IA). The Rebels go into the non-league test with a 7-12 record. In their last test, Sioux Central was trounced by Spencer (Spencer, IA), 60-50, in a non-league test.

The Westerners now own a 12-6 record. They play next when they travel to Sioux City North for a non-league test on Friday, February 9. Akron-Westfield will encounter a Stars squad coming off a 82-40 league loss to Sioux City East (Sioux City, IA). The Stars record now stands at 2-14.