The Jonesport-Beals Royals basketball team scored 70 points and limited the host Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners to 22 in the Royals league triumph on Saturday.

The Royals now have a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Sumner for a non-league game on Monday, December 16. Jonesport-Beals will confront a Tigers team coming off a 50-40 league win over George Stevens Academy (Blue Hill, ME). The Tigers record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Deer Isle-Stonington falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Mariners travel to Machias (Machias, ME) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league game on Friday, December 20. The Bulldogs go into the game with a record of 3-0.