In Monday's non-league outing, the Maquoketa Cardinals (Maquoketa, IA) basketball squad edged the visiting Grand View Christian Thunder (Des Moines, IA), by a margin of 75-72.

The Cardinals (4-0) will now prepare for their outing against Beckman (Dyersville, IA). The Trailblazers go into the WAMAC - East outing with a 2-3 record. In their last outing, Beckman held off Camanche (Camanche, IA), 60-43, in a non-league outing.

The Thunder now own a 3-1 record. They play next when they travel to Washington for a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 12. Grand View Christian will clash with a Warriors squad coming off a 69-58 league win over Prairie (Cedar Rapids, IA). The Warriors record now stands at 4-1.