The Van Meter Bulldogs (Van Meter, IA) basketball felled the host Earlham Cardinals (Earlham, IA), 62-49 in Friday's league test.

The Bulldogs (3-2) will now prepare for their test against Madrid (Madrid, IA). The Tigers go into the West Central test with a 0-4 record. In their last test, Madrid went down by Woodward-Granger (Woodward, IA), 47-42, in a league test.

The Cardinals now own a 0-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Ogden for a West Central test on Tuesday, December 13. Earlham will clash with a Bulldogs squad coming off a 52-39 league win over Coon Rapids-Bayard (Coon Rapids, IA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 6-0.