The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Royalton Royals (Royalton, MN) and the visiting Paynesville Bulldogs (Paynesville, MN), observed Royalton's basketball team overwhelm Paynesville by a score of 72-42.

The Royals (1-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley, MN). The Eagles enter the non-league battle with a 1-3 record. In their last battle, Eden Valley-Watkins was crushed by Kimball (Kimball, MN), 62-33, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Kimball Cubs (Kimball, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 12. Paynesville will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Cubs come into the challenge with a 4-1 record after their 62-33 non-league win over Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley, MN).