The Newton Cardinals bounced the visiting Marshalltown Bobcats basketball squad by a final score of 41-15 in Thursday's non-league outing.

Next, the Cardinals clash with the Indianola Indians (Indianola, IA) in a Little Hawkeye outing, on Friday, December 6. Newton will attempt to upgrade on its 3-0 season record. The Indians come into the outing with a 0-2 record after their 58-38 non-league loss to Waukee (Waukee, IA).

The Bobcats (2-1) will now prepare for their outing against Des Moines East (Des Moines, IA). The Scarlets come into the non-league outing with a 0-3 record. In their last outing, Des Moines East was overwhelmed by Washington (Cedar Rapids, IA), 114-9, in a non-league outing.