The Grace Lutheran Royals ran past the visiting Mackay Miners basketball team by a final score of 53-42 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Royals face the Sho-Ban Chiefs (Fort Hall, ID) in a 1A II Rocky Mountain game, on Tuesday, January 30. Grace Lutheran will attempt to move on its 5-7 season record. The Chiefs enter the game with a 6-6 record after their 57-28 league loss to Watersprings (Idaho Falls, ID).

With the defeat, Mackay moves to 7-8 on the year. The Miners travel to Clark County (Dubois, ID) to face the Bobcats in a 1A II Rocky Mountain game on Friday, January 26. The Bobcats enter the game with a record of 0-8.