The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Assumption Royals (Wisconsin Rapids, WI) and the host Marathon Red Raiders (Marathon, WI), observed Assumption's basketball team overwhelm Marathon by a score of 75-47.

The Royals (14-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Rhinelander (Rhinelander, WI). The Hodags come into the non-league challenge with a 10-6 record. In their last challenge, Rhinelander trounced Antigo (Antigo, WI), 67-35, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Red Raiders encounter the Nekoosa Papermakers (Nekoosa, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Marathon will attempt to improve on its 12-4 season record. The Papermakers come into the challenge with a 2-13 record after their 81-12 league loss to Wisconsin Dells (Wisconsin Dells, WI).