The Grand Valley Cardinals basketball team scored 35 points and limited the host Gunnison Cowboys to 31 in the Cardinals league triumph on Saturday.

The Cardinals now have a 1-4 record. They play next when they travel to Moffat County for a non-league game on Saturday, January 4.

With the loss, Gunnison falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Cowboys travel to Olathe (Olathe, CO) to confront the Pirates in a game on Saturday, January 11. The Pirates go into the game with a record of 1-0.