The Ames Little Cyclones basketball squad (Ames, IA), was crushed 60-28 in Monday's non-league battle with the visiting Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs (Dallas Center, IA)

With the victory, Dallas Center-Grimes advances its record to 4-1 on the year. The Mustangs host Newton (Newton, IA) to meet the Cardinals in a Little Hawkeye battle on Friday, December 13. The Cardinals enter the battle with a record of 4-1. Newton won 67-15 in their recent non-league battle against Des Moines East (Des Moines, IA)

The Little Cyclones now own a 0-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Roosevelt for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 10. Ames will meet a Roughriders squad coming off a 36-30 non-league win over Waterloo East (Waterloo, IA). The Roughriders record now stands at 1-2.