Maquoketa Valley Wildcats (Delhi, IA) boosters left the game satisfied Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the visiting East Buchanan Buccaneers (Winthrop, IA), 64-53 in a league match.

With the victory, Maquoketa Valley upgrades its record to 6-3 on the year. The Wildcats host Central (Elkader, IA) to face the Warriors in a non-league match on Thursday, January 9. The Warriors enter the match with a record of 2-6. Central lost 74-48 in their recent league match against South Winneshiek (Calmar, IA)

The Buccaneers now sport a 0-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Marquette for a non-league match on Friday, January 10. East Buchanan will face a Defenders squad coming off a 85-27 league win over North Cedar (Stanwood, IA). The Defenders record now stands at 9-0.