The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Fort Madison Bloodhounds (Fort Madison, IA) and the visiting Mt. Pleasant Panthers (Mt. Pleasant, IA), observed Fort Madison's basketball team overwhelm Mt. Pleasant by a score of 63-34.

The Bloodhounds (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Pella (Pella, IA). The Dutch come into the non-league challenge with a 4-2 record. In their last challenge, Pella trounced Carlisle (Carlisle, IA), 43-35, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 16. Mt. Pleasant will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a 0-5 record after their 61-24 non-league loss to Solon (Solon, IA).