The Akron-Westfield Westerners (Akron, IA) basketball knocked off the visiting Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA), 51-36 in Tuesday's league test.

The Westerners (7-2) will now prepare for their test against Elk Point-Jefferson (Elk Point, SD). The Huskies go into the non-league test with a 4-7 record. In their last test, Elk Point-Jefferson went down by Vermillion (Vermillion, SD), 71-57, in a league test.

The Royals now own a 5-4 record. They play next when they travel to Ridge View for a non-league test on Thursday, January 18. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union will encounter a Raptors squad coming off a 63-22 league win over Siouxland Christian (Sioux City, IA). The Raptors record now stands at 7-8.