The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Bedford Bulldogs (Bedford, IA) and the host Hamburg Wildcats (Hamburg, IA), observed Bedford's basketball team overwhelm Hamburg by a score of 78-26.

The Bulldogs (8-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Fremont-Mills (Tabor, IA). The Knights come into the non-league challenge with a 2-4 record. In their last challenge, Fremont-Mills was routed by East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] (Tarkio, MO), 63-27, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildcats battle the Missouri Valley Big Reds (Missouri Valley, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Hamburg will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Big Reds come into the challenge with a 1-6 record after their 75-50 non-league loss to AHSTW (Avoca, IA).