The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Marquette Defenders (Bellevue, IA) and the visiting West Liberty Comets (West Liberty, IA), observed Marquette's basketball team knock off West Liberty by a score of 69-52.

The Defenders (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Lisbon (Lisbon, IA). The Lions come into the Tri-Rivers - East challenge with a 2-1 record. In their last challenge, Lisbon dropped by Springville (Springville, IA), 57-20, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Comets encounter the Beckman Trailblazers (Dyersville, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 6. West Liberty will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Trailblazers come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 44-19 non-league win over West Branch (West Branch, IA).