The Belle Plaine Plainsmen basketball squad (Belle Plaine, IA), was crushed 73-31 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Baxter (Baxter, IA)

With the victory, Baxter advances its record to 2-0 on the year. The host North Tama (Traer, IA) to meet the Red Hawks in a non-league battle on Friday, December 6. The Red Hawks enter the battle with a record of 2-0. North Tama won 55-47 in their recent league battle against Colo-NESCO (Colo, IA)

The Plainsmen now own a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to English Valleys for a South Iowa Cedar battle on Friday, December 6. Belle Plaine will meet a Bears squad coming off a 74-52 league loss to Iowa Valley (Marengo, IA). The Bears record now stands at 0-2.