The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Riley County Falcons (Riley, KS) and the visiting Royal Valley Panthers (Hoyt, KS), saw Riley County's basketball team nip Royal Valley by a tally of 61-56.

The Falcons now possess a 4-9 record. They play next when they host Silver Lake for a Big East bout on Tuesday, February 4. Riley County will play a Eagles team coming off a 60-58 league win over Sabetha (Sabetha, KS). The Eagles record now stands at 8-3.

With the loss, Royal Valley falls to 3-7 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Holton (Holton, KS) to play the Wildcats in a Big East bout on Tuesday, February 4. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 4-8. Holton won 50-47 in their recent league bout against Riley County (Riley, KS)