The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Maquoketa Cardinals (Maquoketa, IA) and the visiting Beckman Trailblazers (Dyersville, IA), observed Maquoketa's basketball team overwhelm Beckman by a score of 56-28.

The Cardinals (16-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Monticello (Monticello, IA). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 12-6 record. In their last challenge, Monticello was routed by Cascade (Cascade, IA), 47-34, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Trailblazers encounter the Bellevue Comets (Bellevue, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Beckman will attempt to improve on its 1-13 season record. The Comets come into the challenge with a 7-11 record after their 70-58 non-league win over Marquette (Bellevue, IA).