The crowd at Saturday's league challenge between the Royal Knights (Royal City, WA) and the host Connell Eagles (Connell, WA), observed Royal's basketball team overwhelm Connell by a score of 68-26.

The Knights (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Wapato (Wapato, WA). The Wolves come into the non-league challenge with a 3-2 record. In their last challenge, Wapato trounced Kiona-Benton (Benton City, WA), 55-35, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Zillah Leopards (Zillah, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Connell will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record. The Leopards come into the challenge with a 3-1 record after their 96-9 non-league win over Wahluke (Mattawa, WA).