The Ames Little Cyclones (Ames, IA) basketball felled the host Ottumwa Bulldogs (Ottumwa, IA), 40-27 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Little Cyclones (13-8) will now prepare for their test against Mason City (Mason City, IA). The Mohawks go into the non-league test with a 19-2 record. In their last test, Mason City thwarted Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge, IA), 56-25, in a non-league test.

The Bulldogs now own a 14-4 record. They play next when they host Des Moines East for a Central Iowa Metro - Metro test on Friday, February 9. Ottumwa will encounter a Scarlets squad coming off a 54-25 non-league loss to Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge, IA). The Scarlets record now stands at 0-14.