The Independence Mustangs (Independence, IA) basketball toppled the visiting Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA), 57-40 in Friday's league bout.

The Mustangs now possess a 7-5 record. They play next when they travel to West Delaware for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 14. Independence will play a Hawks team coming off a 46-40 non-league loss to Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin, IA). The Hawks record now stands at 7-4.

With the loss, Benton falls to 2-8 on the campaign. The Bobcats host South Tama County (Tama, IA) to play the Trojans in a WAMAC - West bout on Tuesday, January 14. The Trojans go into the bout with a record of 2-9. South Tama County lost 88-32 in their recent non-league bout against Solon (Solon, IA)