Red Oak Tigers (Red Oak, IA) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the visiting Exira-EHK Spartans (Elk Horn, IA), 65-62 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Red Oak upgrades its record to 7-13 on the season. The Tigers travel to Mount Ayr (Mount Ayr, IA) to play the Raiders in a non-league bout on Thursday, February 9. The Raiders go into the bout with a record of 19-4. Mount Ayr won 62-38 in their recent non-league bout against Interstate 35 (Truro, IA)