In Tuesday's league test, the Elmwood Royals (Bloomdale, OH) basketball squad knocked off the visiting Van Buren Black Knights (Van Buren, OH), by a final score of 40-25.

Next, the Royals face the Leipsic Vikings (Leipsic, OH) in a Blanchard Valley outing, on Thursday, January 16. Elmwood will attempt to upgrade on its 4-10 season record. The Vikings enter the outing with a 2-11 record after their 33-32 non-league win over Cory-Rawson (Rawson, OH).

The Black Knights (5-8) will now prepare for their outing against Ada (Ada, OH). The Bulldogs enter the Blanchard Valley outing with a 2-11 record. In their last outing, Ada was dropped by Liberty-Benton (Findlay, OH), 68-44, in a league outing.