The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Baxter (Baxter, IA) and the host Colo-NESCO Royals (Colo, IA), observed Baxter's basketball team knock off Colo-NESCO by a score of 64-52.

The (12-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Dunkerton (Dunkerton, IA). The Raiders come into the non-league challenge with a 16-4 record. In their last challenge, Dunkerton dropped by Don Bosco (Gilbertville, IA), 71-61, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Royals encounter the Waterloo Christian Regents (Waterloo, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 8. Colo-NESCO will attempt to improve on its 14-7 season record. The Regents come into the challenge with a 12-6 record after their 68-46 non-league win over Clarksville (Clarksville, IA).