Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Dowling Catholic Maroons (West Des Moines, IA) and the visiting Ankeny Hawks (Ankeny, IA), saw Dowling Catholic's basketball squad overcome Ankeny by a tally of 55-38.

With the victory, Dowling Catholic improves its record to 5-2 on the campaign. The Maroons travel to Pleasant Valley (Pleasant Valley, IA) to confront the Spartans in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 16. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 6-2. Pleasant Valley won 54-22 in their recent league challenge against North Scott (Eldridge, IA)

Next up, the Hawks confront the Ankeny Centennial Jaguars (Ankeny, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 19. Ankeny will attempt to improve on its 6-3 season record. The Jaguars come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 40-37 non-league loss to Davenport North (Davenport, IA).