Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA) and the visiting George-Little Rock Mustangs (George, IA), saw Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union's basketball squad hold off George-Little Rock by a tally of 38-35.

With the victory, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union improves its record to 6-2 on the campaign. The Royals host Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Hartley, IA) to confront the Hawks in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 13. The Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 0-7. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn lost 65-59 in their recent non-league challenge against West Bend-Mallard (West Bend, IA)

Next up, the Mustangs confront the Sioux Center Warriors (Sioux Center, IA) in a Siouxland challenge, on Friday, January 13. George-Little Rock will attempt to improve on its 1-8 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 8-2 record after their 67-43 non-league win over Western Christian (Hull, IA).