The Maquoketa Cardinals (Maquoketa, IA) basketball walloped the host West Delaware Hawks (Manchester, IA), 77-38 in Friday's league bout.

With the win, Maquoketa upgrades its record to 2-0 on the season. The Cardinals travel to Central (Elkader, IA) to clash with the Warriors in a non-league bout on Monday, December 4. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 0-3. Central lost 63-25 in their recent non-league bout against Springville (Springville, IA)

Next up, the Hawks clash with the Western Dubuque Bobcats (Epworth, IA) in a non-league bout, on Monday, December 4. West Delaware will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Bobcats go into the bout with a 0-1 record after their 56-50 non-league loss to Decorah-North Winneshiek (Decorah, IA).