The Madrid Tigers (Madrid, IA) basketball crushed the host Van Meter Bulldogs (Van Meter, IA), 60-34 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 7-0 record. They play next when they host West Fork for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 19. Madrid will play a Warhawks team coming off a 83-74 non-league win over Newman Catholic (Mason City, IA). The Warhawks record now stands at 2-1.

With the loss, Van Meter falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Earlham (Earlham, IA) to play the Cardinals in a West Central bout on Friday, December 20. The Cardinals go into the bout with a record of 4-1. Earlham won 70-41 in their recent league bout against West Central Valley (Stuart, IA)