In Thursday's non-league outing, the Bellevue Comets (Bellevue, IA) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Marquette Defenders (Bellevue, IA), by a margin of 58-37.

The Comets (2-0) will now prepare for their outing against Calamus-Wheatland (Wheatland, IA). The Warriors go into the non-league outing with a 0-0 record.

The Defenders now own a 7-1 record. They play next when they host North Cedar for a outing on Saturday, January 27. Marquette will clash with a Knights squad coming off a 56-20 league loss to Marquette (Bellevue, IA). The Knights record now stands at 0-1.