The Maquoketa Cardinals basketball team scored 51 points and limited the host Beckman Trailblazers to 26 in the Cardinals non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Cardinals now have a 2-3 record. They play next when they host Northeast for a River Valley game on Friday, December 20. Maquoketa will confront a Rebels team coming off a 91-73 league win over Bellevue (Bellevue, IA). The Rebels record now stands at 5-2.

With the loss, Beckman falls to 3-3 on the campaign. The Trailblazers travel to Monticello (Monticello, IA) to confront the Panthers in a non-league game on Friday, December 20. The Panthers go into the game with a record of 4-2. Monticello lost 55-32 in their recent league game against Cascade (Cascade, IA)