The Dowling Catholic Maroons (West Des Moines, IA) basketball crushed the visiting Xavier Saints (Cedar Rapids, IA), 68-34 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Maroons now possess a 5-2 record. They play next when they host Kuemper for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 4.

With the loss, Xavier falls to 6-2 on the campaign. The Saints travel to Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City, IA) to play the Crusaders in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 4. The Crusaders go into the bout with a record of 4-4. Bishop Heelan Catholic lost 65-53 in their recent non-league bout against Dakota Valley (North Sioux City, SD)