Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Mt. Vernon Mustangs (Mt. Vernon, IA) and the visiting Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA), saw Mt. Vernon's basketball squad overcome Benton by a tally of 53-45.

With the victory, Mt. Vernon improves its record to 4-0 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton, IA) to confront the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 8. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 2-2. Vinton-Shellsburg lost 61-20 in their recent non-league challenge against Solon (Solon, IA)

Next up, the Bobcats confront the West Delaware Hawks (Manchester, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 8. Benton will attempt to improve on its 3-1 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 62-23 non-league win over Grinnell (Grinnell, IA).