The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Solon Spartans (Solon, IA) and the visiting Maquoketa Cardinals (Maquoketa, IA), observed Solon's basketball team knock off Maquoketa by a score of 58-50.

The Spartans (1-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin, IA). The Clippers come into the non-league challenge with a 0-2 record. In their last challenge, Clear Creek-Amana dropped by Iowa City West (Iowa City, IA), 63-44, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals battle the Wilton Beavers (Wilton, IA) in a River Valley challenge, on Friday, December 6. Maquoketa will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Beavers come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 85-50 league loss to Monticello (Monticello, IA).