The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Mt. Vernon Mustangs (Mt. Vernon, IA) and the host Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA), observed Mt. Vernon's basketball team overwhelm Benton by a margin of 62-27.

The Mustangs (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Williamsburg (Williamsburg, IA). The Raiders come into the non-league challenge with a 3-0 record. In their last challenge, Williamsburg trounced West Delaware (Manchester, IA), 57-54, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bobcats battle the Regina Regals (Iowa City, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 12. Benton will attempt to better on its 0-3 season record. The Regals come into the challenge with a 4-0 record after their 67-15 non-league win over Lisbon (Lisbon, IA).