The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Chariton Chargers (Chariton, IA) and the host Cardinal Comets (Eldon, IA), observed Chariton's basketball team beat Cardinal by a tally of 75-55.

The Chargers now possess a 4-4 record. They play next when they travel to Davis County for a South Central bout on Tuesday, January 14. Chariton will play a Mustangs team coming off a 75-53 non-league win over Central Decatur (Leon, IA). The Mustangs record now stands at 7-1.

With the loss, Cardinal falls to 1-8 on the campaign. The Comets travel to Clarke (Osceola, IA) to play the Indians in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 14. The Indians go into the bout with a record of 2-8. Clarke lost 65-41 in their recent non-league bout against Centerville (Centerville, IA)