In Saturday's league challenge, the Marquette Defenders (Bellevue, IA) basketball squad bounced the visiting North Cedar Knights (Stanwood, IA), by a count of 76-36.

With the victory, Marquette upgrades its record to 8-1 on the campaign. The Defenders host JV Opponent (, ) to play the in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 29. The come into the challenge with a record of 183-424. JV Opponent lost 22-18 in their recent non-league challenge against Power Center Academy (Memphis, TN)

Next up, the Knights play the Prince of Peace Prep Irish (Clinton, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 6. North Cedar will attempt to upgrade on its 0-2 season record.