The Maquoketa Cardinals basketball team (Maquoketa, IA), was nudged 71-68 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Central Clinton Sabers (DeWitt, IA)

The Sabers now possess a 3-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Maquoketa for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 17. Central Clinton will confront a Cardinals team coming off a 90-62 non-league win over Northeast (Goose Lake, IA). The Cardinals record now stands at 5-2.

The Cardinals (5-3) will now prepare for their battle against Central Clinton (DeWitt, IA). The Sabers come into the non-league battle with a 2-2 record. In their last battle, Central Clinton was nudged by Davenport West (Davenport, IA), 79-57, in a league battle.