The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Ankeny Hawks (Ankeny, IA) and the host Des Moines Christian Lions (Des Moines, IA), observed Ankeny's basketball team overcome Des Moines Christian by a margin of 50-36.

The Hawks (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Valley (Elgin, IA). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, Valley defeated Waukee (Waukee, IA), 60-45, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions battle the Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs (Dallas Center, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 6. Des Moines Christian will attempt to better on its 0-2 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 2-1 record after their 48-44 non-league win over A-D-M (Adel, IA).