The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Creston Panthers (Creston, IA) and the host Earlham Cardinals (Earlham, IA), observed Creston's basketball team edge Earlham by a score of 55-53.

The Panthers (10-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Clarinda (Clarinda, IA). The Cardinals come into the non-league challenge with a 10-10 record. In their last challenge, Clarinda was edged by Glenwood (Glenwood, IA), 76-51, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, Earlham falls to 13-7 on the campaign. The Cardinals host Ogden (Ogden, IA) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Friday, February 7. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 7-13. Ogden won 63-53 in their recent non-league bout against Glidden-Ralston (Glidden, IA)