The Paton-Churdan Rockets basketball squad (Churdan, IA), was crushed 51-25 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Tri-Center Trojans (Neola, IA)

With the victory, Tri-Center advances its record to 1-4 on the year. The Trojans travel to Logan-Magnolia (Logan, IA) to meet the Panthers in a Western Iowa battle on Tuesday, December 17. The Panthers enter the battle with a record of 3-4. Logan-Magnolia won 39-35 in their recent non-league battle against Fremont-Mills (Tabor, IA)

The Rockets now own a 0-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to West Harrison for a Rolling Valley battle on Tuesday, December 17.