In Thursday's non-league test, the Chariton Chargers (Chariton, IA) basketball squad got by the visiting Clarinda Cardinals (Clarinda, IA), by a score of 59-53.

Coming up next, the Chargers confront the West Central Valley Wildcats (Stuart, IA) in a non-league game, on Monday, February 17. Chariton will attempt to move on its 13-9 season record. The Wildcats go into the game with a 5-17 record after their 48-19 league loss to Woodward-Granger (Woodward, IA).

With the loss, Clarinda falls to 10-12 on the campaign. The Cardinals host Shenandoah (Shenandoah, IA) to confront the Mustangs in a non-league game on Monday, February 17. The Mustangs go into the game with a record of 7-14. Shenandoah lost 54-53 in their recent non-league game against Riverside (Oakland, IA)