The Des Moines North Polar Bears basketball team (Des Moines, IA), was overwhelmed 54-19 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Ames Little Cyclones (Ames, IA)

The Little Cyclones now possess a 10-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Waterloo East for a non-league battle on Friday, February 2. Ames will confront a Trojans team coming off a 68-33 non-league win over Lincoln (Des Moines, IA). The Trojans record now stands at 7-11.

The Polar Bears (3-11) will now prepare for their battle against Lincoln (Des Moines, IA). The Railsplitters come into the Central Iowa Metro - Metro battle with a 3-10 record. In their last battle, Lincoln was overwhelmed by Mason City (Mason City, IA), 74-27, in a non-league battle.