The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Mt. Vernon Mustangs (Mt. Vernon, IA) and the host Clinton River Kings (Clinton, IA), observed Mt. Vernon's basketball team overcome Clinton by a score of 61-51.

The Mustangs (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Jefferson (Cedar Rapids, IA). The Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, Jefferson defeated Clinton (Clinton, IA), 66-52, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the River Kings battle the Bettendorf Bulldogs (Bettendorf, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Clinton will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 84-52 non-league loss to Linn-Mar (Marion, IA).