The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA) and the visiting West Liberty Comets (West Liberty, IA), observed Benton's basketball team overcome West Liberty by a margin of 37-27.

The Bobcats (9-14) will now prepare for their challenge against Mediapolis (Mediapolis, IA). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 21-1 record. In their last challenge, Mediapolis defeated Washington (Washington, IA), 58-38, in a non-league challenge.