Baxter (Baxter, IA) supporters left the game happy Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the visiting Belle Plaine Plainsmen (Belle Plaine, IA), 68-15 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Baxter advances its record to 2-1 on the year. The host North Tama (Traer, IA) to meet the Red Hawks in a Iowa Star match on Friday, December 6. The Red Hawks enter the match with a record of 2-0. North Tama won 52-27 in their recent league match against Colo-NESCO (Colo, IA)

The Plainsmen now own a 0-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to English Valleys for a South Iowa Cedar match on Friday, December 6. Belle Plaine will meet a Bears squad coming off a 53-30 league win over Iowa Valley (Marengo, IA). The Bears record now stands at 1-1.