The Carlisle Wildcats basketball squad (Carlisle, IA), lost 43-35 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Pella Dutch (Pella, IA)

With the victory, Pella advances its record to 4-2 on the year. The Dutch host Fort Madison (Fort Madison, IA) to meet the Bloodhounds in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 14. The Bloodhounds enter the battle with a record of 3-1. Fort Madison won 61-31 in their recent non-league battle against Danville (Danville, IA)

The Wildcats now own a 2-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Bondurant-Farrar for a Raccoon River battle on Friday, December 13. Carlisle will meet a Bluejays squad coming off a 51-40 league loss to Winterset (Winterset, IA). The Bluejays record now stands at 2-2.