In Saturday's league test, the Royal Knights (Royal City, WA) basketball squad defeated the visiting Connell Eagles (Connell, WA), by a score of 72-56.

Next, the Knights play the Wapato Wolves (Wapato, WA) in a 1A South Central bout, on Tuesday, December 16. Royal will attempt to move on its 1-0 season record. The Wolves go into the bout with a 6-0 record after their 71-27 league win over Kiona-Benton (Benton City, WA).

With the loss, Connell falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Eagles host Zillah (Zillah, WA) to encounter the Leopards in a 1A South Central test on Tuesday, December 16. The Leopards come into the test with a record of 3-0. Zillah won 89-55 in their recent league test against Wahluke (Mattawa, WA)