The Cascade Cougars (Cascade, IA) basketball knocked off the visiting Maquoketa Cardinals (Maquoketa, IA), 58-46 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Cougars (6-3) will now prepare for their test against Northeast (Goose Lake, IA). The Rebels go into the River Valley test with a 7-6 record. In their last test, Northeast notched a victory over Beckman (Dyersville, IA), 68-40, in a non-league test.

The Cardinals now own a 6-5 record. They play next when they host West Branch for a River Valley test on Saturday, January 20. Maquoketa will encounter a Bears squad coming off a 48-43 non-league win over Lisbon (Lisbon, IA). The Bears record now stands at 8-5.