Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Cardinal Comets (Eldon, IA) and the visiting Van Buren County Warriors (Keosauqua, IA), saw Cardinal's basketball squad hold off Van Buren County by a tally of 48-41.

With the victory, Cardinal improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Comets host Knoxville (Knoxville, IA) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 1. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 0-2. Knoxville lost 46-40 in their recent non-league challenge against Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant, IA)

Next up, the Warriors confront the New London Tigers (New London, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, November 28. Van Buren County will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 57-5 non-league loss to Calamus-Wheatland (Wheatland, IA).