Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA) and the visiting Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings (Vinton, IA), saw Benton's basketball squad wallop Vinton-Shellsburg by a tally of 56-23.

With the victory, Benton improves its record to 12-6 on the campaign. The Bobcats host Grinnell (Grinnell, IA) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 2. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 5-11. Grinnell lost 74-11 in their recent non-league challenge against Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin, IA)

Next up, the Vikings confront the Oelwein Huskies (Oelwein, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, February 1. Vinton-Shellsburg will attempt to improve on its 6-12 season record. The Huskies come into the challenge with a 7-12 record after their 66-42 league loss to Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner, IA).