The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA) basketball edged the visiting St. Mary's Hawks (Remsen, IA), 33-32 in Friday's league bout.

The Royals now possess a 11-2 record. They play next when they host Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove for a non-league bout on Monday, January 20. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union will play a Falcons team coming off a 78-49 non-league loss to Storm Lake (Storm Lake, IA). The Falcons record now stands at 9-3.

With the loss, St. Mary's falls to 10-2 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Western Christian (Hull, IA) to play the Wolfpack in a non-league bout on Monday, January 20. The Wolfpack go into the bout with a record of 11-2. Western Christian won 73-72 in their recent non-league bout against Unity Christian (Orange City, IA)