The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the North Polk Comets (Alleman, IA) and the host Carroll Tigers (Carroll, IA), observed North Polk's basketball team overwhelm Carroll by a score of 56-35.

The Comets (11-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Xavier (Cedar Rapids, IA). The Saints come into the non-league challenge with a 8-3 record. In their last challenge, Xavier trounced Western Dubuque (Epworth, IA), 74-27, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Gilbert Tigers (Gilbert, IA) in a Raccoon River challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Carroll will attempt to improve on its 7-3 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 6-3 record after their 74-52 league win over Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant, IA).