The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals basketball team scored 57 points and limited the visiting Gehlen Catholic Jays to 55 in the Royals league triumph on Friday.

The Royals now have a 7-1 record. They play next when they travel to Trinity Christian for a War Eagle game on Tuesday, January 7. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union will confront a Tigers team coming off a 53-45 league loss to Akron-Westfield (Akron, IA). The Tigers record now stands at 3-3.

With the loss, Gehlen Catholic falls to 5-5 on the campaign. The Jays travel to West Sioux (Hawarden, IA) to confront the Falcons in a War Eagle game on Tuesday, January 7. The Falcons go into the game with a record of 2-5.