In Saturday's non-league outing, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Hawks (Hartley, IA) basketball squad edged the host Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA), by a count of 46-42.

The Hawks (10-5) will now prepare for their outing against Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union (Marcus, IA). The Royals go into the non-league outing with a 2-8 record.

The Royals now hold a 2-8 record. They play next when they host River Valley for a non-league outing on Monday, January 22. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union will clash with a Wolverines squad coming off a 57-33 league win over Woodbury Central (Moville, IA). The Wolverines record now stands at 9-4.