The Clarinda Cardinals (Clarinda, IA) basketball knocked off the visiting Sidney Cowboys (Sidney, IA), 68-49 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Cardinals (5-7) will now prepare for their test against Shenandoah (Shenandoah, IA). The Mustangs go into the non-league test with a 2-10 record. In their last test, Shenandoah went down by Red Oak (Red Oak, IA), 63-23, in a league test.

The Cowboys now own a 3-7 record. They play next when they host Lourdes Central Catholic for a non-league test on Saturday, January 14. Sidney will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 45-43 league loss to Weeping Water (Weeping Water, NE). The Knights record now stands at 1-10.