The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Mt. Pleasant Panthers (Mt. Pleasant, IA) and the visiting New London Tigers (New London, IA), observed Mt. Pleasant's basketball team overwhelm New London by a margin of 52-14.

The Panthers (2-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Fairfield (Fairfield, IA). The Trojans come into the Southeast challenge with a 0-9 record. In their last challenge, Fairfield was trounced by Centerville (Centerville, IA), 60-35, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Danville Bears (Danville, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. New London will attempt to better on its 0-10 season record. The Bears come into the challenge with a 5-5 record after their 54-35 non-league loss to English Valleys (North English, IA).