The Van Meter Bulldogs bounced the visiting Earlham Cardinals basketball squad by a final score of 67-35 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Bulldogs face the Pleasantville Trojans (Pleasantville, IA) in a West Central outing, on Monday, January 27. Van Meter will attempt to upgrade on its 10-4 season record. The Trojans enter the outing with a 6-7 record after their 73-53 league loss to Des Moines Christian (Des Moines, IA).

The Cardinals (9-5) will now prepare for their outing against Shenandoah (Shenandoah, IA). The Mustangs enter the non-league outing with a 6-9 record. In their last outing, Shenandoah was overwhelmed by Lewis Central (Council Bluffs, IA), 65-46, in a league outing.