South Iowa Cedar League basketball action in Sigourney on Tuesday saw Iowa Valley pick up a pair of victories in a doubleheader sweep of the Savages. 

The Savage girls were able to dig themselves out of a 12-2 first quarter deficit to cut it to 25-20 at half and tie it by the end of three. The Tigers (10-3) did enough down the stretch to win the fourth 14-10 and they finished with a 39-35 triumph. Josephine Moore was the only Savage in double figures with 11 points and eight rebounds while Ava Fisch added nine. They drop to 8-8 overall and 5-6 in the SICL. 

The boys’ game was a more methodical contest with Iowa Valley (9-3) leading 27-21 at the break, stretched the advantage to 10 by the end of three, and they left town with a 59-46 victory. The Tigers’ Peyton Loffer and Caleb Haack combined for 38 points. Sigourney falls to 8-7 and 6-6 in the conference.