The Paynesville Bulldogs (Paynesville, MN) basketball crushed the visiting Royalton Royals (Royalton, MN), 79-54 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Bulldogs now possess a 7-6 record. They play next when they travel to Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta for a non-league bout on Thursday, January 16. Paynesville will play a Tigers team coming off a 78-64 non-league loss to Cherry (Iron, MN). The Tigers record now stands at 6-5.

With the loss, Royalton falls to 5-6 on the campaign. The Royals host Staples-Motley (Staples, MN) to play the Cardinals in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 16. The Cardinals go into the bout with a record of 6-4. Staples-Motley won 64-45 in their recent non-league bout against Wadena-Deer Creek (Wadena, MN)