The Mt. Vernon Mustangs basketball team scored 67 points and limited the host South Tama County Trojans to 28 in the Mustangs non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Mustangs now possess a 8-1 record. They play next when they travel to Fort Madison for a non-league game on Thursday, January 9. Mt. Vernon will confront a Bloodhounds team coming off a 59-57 non-league loss to Williamsburg (Williamsburg, IA). The Bloodhounds record now stands at 3-3.

With the loss, South Tama County falls to 1-8 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to Solon (Solon, IA) to confront the Spartans in a non-league game on Friday, January 10. The Spartans go into the game with a record of 4-5. Solon won 51-48 in their recent non-league game against Williamsburg (Williamsburg, IA)