In Thursday's non-league outing, the Creston Panthers (Creston, IA) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Central Decatur Cardinals (Leon, IA), by a margin of 75-35.

The Panthers (12-7) will now prepare for their outing against Harlan (Harlan, IA). The Cyclones go into the Hawkeye Ten outing with a 10-6 record. In their last outing, Harlan smashed Atlantic (Atlantic, IA), 70-46, in a league outing.

The Cardinals now own a 16-5 record. They play next when they host Woodward-Granger for a non-league outing on Thursday, February 9.