Newton golf coach Pat Riley thought that the team’s season opener in Indianola last week would be its highest score of the season, and so far he’s right.

Back with a full roster, the Cardinals shaved 18 strokes off of their score last week to finish with a 320 and take fourth out of seven teams at an invitational at High Park Golf Course in Mason City on Monday. Marshalltown took third with a 317, host Mason City was second at 310 and Waterloo West took top billing with a 298.

“It was a much better day for us,” Riley said. “This is what I foresee us shooting. We just had a bad day last week, so now hopefully this score will be our high end for the rest of the season.”