The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Dowling Catholic Maroons (West Des Moines, IA) and the host Roosevelt Roughriders (Des Moines, IA), observed Dowling Catholic's basketball team edge Roosevelt by a score of 64-58.

The Maroons (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Johnston (Johnston, IA). The Dragons come into the Central Iowa Metro - West challenge with a 4-1 record. In their last challenge, Johnston edged Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center, IA), 48-39, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Roughriders encounter the Des Moines North Polar Bears (Des Moines, IA) in a Freelance challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Roosevelt will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Polar Bears come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 56-44 league win over Lincoln (Des Moines, IA).