In Tuesday's league match, the visiting Hinton Blackhawks basketball team scored a tight 54-51 triumph over the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals.

In their next game, the Blackhawks meet the Woodbury Central Wildcats (Moville, IA) in a non-league match, on Tuesday, December 20. Hinton will attempt to move on its 5-0 season record. The Wildcats enter the match with a 2-4 record after their 45-36 league win over Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute (Mapleton, IA).

With the defeat, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union moves to 0-2 on the year. The Royals travel to Akron-Westfield (Akron, IA) to meet the Westerners in a War Eagle match on Friday, December 16. The Westerners enter the match with a record of 0-4. Akron-Westfield lost 79-56 in their recent league match against Unity Christian (Orange City, IA)