The West Branch Bears (West Branch, IA) basketball knocked off the visiting Beckman Trailblazers (Dyersville, IA), 64-51 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Bears (1-0) will now prepare for their test against Monticello (Monticello, IA). The Panthers go into the River Valley test with a 1-0 record. In their last test, Monticello notched a victory over Tipton (Tipton, IA), 67-33, in a league test.

The Trailblazers now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Wilton for a non-league test on Friday, December 1. Beckman will encounter a Beavers squad coming off a 93-72 league win over Anamosa (Anamosa, IA). The Beavers record now stands at 1-0.