The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Beckman Trailblazers (Dyersville, IA) and the visiting West Branch Bears (West Branch, IA), observed Beckman's basketball team overwhelm West Branch by a score of 44-19.

The Trailblazers (1-1) will now prepare for their challenge against West Liberty (West Liberty, IA). The Comets come into the non-league challenge with a 0-2 record. In their last challenge, West Liberty was routed by Marquette (Bellevue, IA), 69-52, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the Northeast Rebels (Goose Lake, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 6. West Branch will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Rebels come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 53-49 non-league loss to Springville (Springville, IA).