The Mt. Vernon Mustangs (Mt. Vernon, IA) basketball crushed the host West Delaware Hawks (Manchester, IA), 70-46 in Friday's league bout.

The Mustangs now possess a 7-1 record. They play next when they travel to Bolingbrook for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 21. Mt. Vernon will play a Raiders team coming off a 42-31 league win over Minooka (Minooka, IL). The Raiders record now stands at 7-2.

With the loss, West Delaware falls to 4-3 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Beckman (Dyersville, IA) to play the Trailblazers in a WAMAC - East bout on Thursday, January 2. The Trailblazers go into the bout with a record of 1-7. Beckman lost 49-11 in their recent non-league challenge against Monticello (Monticello, IA)