Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Chariton Chargers (Chariton, IA) and the visiting Cardinal Comets (Eldon, IA), saw Chariton's basketball squad hold off Cardinal by a tally of 70-66.

With the victory, Chariton improves its record to 3-11 on the campaign. The Chargers travel to Pleasantville (Pleasantville, IA) to confront the Trojans in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 28. The Trojans come into the challenge with a record of 7-7. Pleasantville lost 54-30 in their recent league challenge against Des Moines Christian (Des Moines, IA)

Next up, the Comets confront the Clarke Indians (Osceola, IA) in a South Central challenge, on Tuesday, January 31. Cardinal will attempt to improve on its 1-12 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 11-5 record after their 72-35 league win over Centerville (Centerville, IA).