The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Hinton Blackhawks (Hinton, IA) and the visiting Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA), observed Hinton's basketball team overwhelm Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union by a score of 68-13.

The Blackhawks (7-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Lawton-Bronson (Lawton, IA). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 2-3 record. In their last challenge, Lawton-Bronson was routed by Woodbury Central (Moville, IA), 51-36, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Royals encounter the George-Little Rock Mustangs (George, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union will attempt to improve on its 0-4 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 50-42 league loss to West Lyon (Inwood, IA).