The Melcher-Dallas Saints basketball team scored 53 points and limited the visiting Diagonal Maroons to 23 in the Saints non-league triumph on Monday.

The Saints now possess a 2-14 record. They play next when they host Murray for a Bluegrass challenge on Thursday, January 30. Melcher-Dallas will encounter a Mustangs team coming off a 67-35 league win over Moulton-Udell (Moulton, IA). The Mustangs record now stands at 11-5.

In their next game, the Maroons encounter the Griswold Tigers (Griswold, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 30. Diagonal will attempt to improve on its 0-11 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 7-10 record after their 64-56 non-league win over Hamburg (Hamburg, IA).