The Maquoketa Cardinals basketball squad (Maquoketa, IA), was crushed 59-36 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Monticello Panthers (Monticello, IA)

With the victory, Monticello advances its record to 10-3 on the year. The Panthers travel to Bellevue (Bellevue, IA) to meet the Comets in a River Valley battle on Tuesday, January 21. The Comets enter the battle with a record of 6-7.

The Cardinals now own a 4-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Anamosa for a River Valley battle on Tuesday, January 21. Maquoketa will meet a Raiders squad coming off a 73-50 league loss to Cascade (Cascade, IA). The Raiders record now stands at 4-8.