The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Fort Dodge Dodgers (Fort Dodge, IA) and the visiting Des Moines East Scarlets (Des Moines, IA), observed Fort Dodge's basketball team knock off Des Moines East 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 Scarlets encounter the Hoover Huskies (Des Moines, IA) in a Freelance challenge, on Monday, January 6. Des Moines East 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).