In Friday's non-league outing, the Solon Spartans (Solon, IA) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA), by a margin of 77-37.

The Spartans (9-0) will now prepare for their outing against South Tama County (Tama, IA). The Trojans go into the non-league outing with a 3-5 record. In their last outing, South Tama County was trounced by Independence (Independence, IA), 71-37, in a league outing.

The Bobcats now own a 4-5 record. They play next when they host Independence for a WAMAC - West outing on Tuesday, January 9. Benton will clash with a Mustangs squad coming off a 71-37 league win over South Tama County (Tama, IA). The Mustangs record now stands at 3-6.