The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Independence Mustangs (Independence, IA) and the host Union Knights (La Porte City, IA), observed Independence's basketball team edge Union by a margin of 63-62.

The Mustangs (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against South Tama County (Tama, IA). The Trojans come into the WAMAC - West challenge with a 0-1 record. In their last challenge, South Tama County was tipped by Saydel (Des Moines, IA), 65-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Knights battle the AGWSR Cougars (Ackley, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 6. Union will attempt to better on its 1-1 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 2-0 record after their 52-41 non-league win over Wapsie Valley (Fairbank, IA).