The Glenwood Rams (Glenwood, IA) basketball nipped the host Clarinda Cardinals (Clarinda, IA), 49-44 in Friday's non-league test.

The Rams (2-2) will now prepare for their test against Harlan (Harlan, IA). The Cyclones go into the Hawkeye Ten test with a 2-1 record. In their last test, Harlan got by Denison-Schleswig (Denison, IA), 63-49, in a league test.

The Cardinals now own a 4-2 record. They play next when they travel to Shenandoah for a non-league test on Monday, December 11. Clarinda will encounter a Mustangs squad coming off a 72-30 non-league win over Essex (Essex, IA). The Mustangs record now stands at 2-4.