The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Fort Dodge Dodgers (Fort Dodge, IA) and the visiting Des Moines East/Reed Christian Academy (Des Moines, IA), observed Fort Dodge's basketball team knock off Des Moines East/Reed Christian Academy by a score of 58-50.

The Dodgers (2-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Mason City (Mason City, IA). The Mohawks come into the non-league challenge with a 3-3 record. In their last challenge, Mason City prevailed over Humboldt (Humboldt, IA), 86-75, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the encounter the Hoover Huskies (Des Moines, IA) in a Freelance challenge, on Monday, January 6. Des Moines East/Reed Christian Academy will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Huskies come into the challenge with a 0-4 record after their 45-43 non-league loss to Newton (Newton, IA).