Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks (Wellman, IA) boosters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the visiting Pekin Panthers (Packwood, IA), 72-32 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Mid-Prairie upgrades its record to 3-0 on the year. The Golden Hawks travel to West Branch (West Branch, IA) to face the Bears in a River Valley match on Friday, December 13. The Bears enter the match with a record of 1-3. West Branch lost 67-45 in their recent league match against Cascade (Cascade, IA)

The Panthers now sport a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Louisa-Muscatine for a SEI - North match on Friday, December 13. Pekin will face a Falcons squad coming off a 59-34 non-league loss to WACO (Wayland, IA). The Falcons record now stands at 2-3.