In Tuesday's non-league test, the Des Moines North Polar Bears (Des Moines, IA) basketball squad got by the host Marshalltown Bobcats (Marshalltown, IA), by a score of 57-54.

Next, the Polar Bears encounter the Roosevelt Roughriders (Des Moines, IA) in a Freelance test, on Friday, January 24. Des Moines North will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record.

The Bobcats (4-8) will now prepare for their test against Roosevelt (Des Moines, IA). The Roughriders come into the non-league test with a 7-3 record. In their last test, Roosevelt held off Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant, IA), 57-49, in a non-league test.