The Chariton Chargers (Chariton, IA) basketball edged the host Central Decatur Cardinals (Leon, IA), 58-51 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Chargers now possess a 7-6 record. They play next when they travel to Knoxville for a South Central bout on Tuesday, January 28. Chariton will play a Panthers team coming off a 76-30 league win over Davis County (Bloomfield, IA). The Panthers record now stands at 16-0.

With the loss, Central Decatur falls to 8-8 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Martensdale-St. Mary's (Martensdale, IA) to play the Blue Devils in a Pride of Iowa bout on Tuesday, January 28. The Blue Devils go into the bout with a record of 12-4. Martensdale-St. Mary's won 43-41 in their recent league bout against Lenox (Lenox, IA)