The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Marquette Defenders (Bellevue, IA) and the host Calamus-Wheatland Warriors (Wheatland, IA), observed Marquette's basketball team knock off Calamus-Wheatland by a score of 72-53.

The Defenders (9-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Bellevue (Bellevue, IA). The Comets come into the non-league challenge with a 6-10 record. In their last challenge, Bellevue prevailed over Anamosa (Anamosa, IA), 63-34, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Warriors encounter the Durant Wildcats (Durant, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 3. Calamus-Wheatland will attempt to improve on its 13-8 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 9-8 record after their 45-42 league loss to Tipton (Tipton, IA).