The Marquette Defenders (Bellevue, IA) basketball crushed the visiting Central City Wildcats (Central City, IA), 82-38 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Defenders now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Lisbon for a Tri-Rivers bout on Friday, December 6. Marquette will play a Lions team coming off a 68-60 league win over Springville (Springville, IA). The Lions record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Central City falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Springville (Springville, IA) to play the Orioles in a Tri-Rivers bout on Friday, December 6. The Orioles go into the bout with a record of 0-1. Springville lost 68-60 in their recent league bout against Lisbon (Lisbon, IA)