The Chariton Chargers (Chariton, IA) basketball crushed the host Knoxville Panthers (Knoxville, IA), 80-51 in Tuesday's league test.

The Chargers (1-3) will now prepare for their test against Interstate 35 (Truro, IA). The Roadrunners go into the non-league test with a 1-4 record. In their last test, Interstate 35 was trounced by Panorama (Panora, IA), 85-48, in a league test.

The Panthers now own a 3-2 record. They play next when they host Centerville for a non-league test on Friday, December 15. Knoxville will encounter a Big Reds/Redettes squad coming off a 60-53 non-league loss to Albia (Albia, IA). The Big Reds/Redettes record now stands at 4-1.