The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Rogers Royals (Rogers, MN) and the visiting Robbinsdale Armstrong Falcons (Plymouth, MN), observed Rogers's basketball team edge Robbinsdale Armstrong by a score of 59-56.

The Royals (5-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Blaine (Blaine, MN). The Bengals come into the non-league challenge with a 4-6 record. In their last challenge, Blaine was tipped by Park Center (Brooklyn Park, MN), 63-58, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Falcons battle the Spring Lake Park Panthers (Spring Lake Park, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Sunday, January 12. Robbinsdale Armstrong will attempt to improve on its 1-11 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 8-4 record after their 66-56 non-league loss to Anoka (Anoka, MN).