Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Royalton Royals (Royalton, MN) and the visiting Pine River-Backus Tigers (Pine River, MN), saw Royalton's basketball squad wallop Pine River-Backus by a tally of 75-45.

With the victory, Royalton improves its record to 4-4 on the campaign. The Royals travel to Rush City (Rush City, MN) to confront the Tigers in a AA Section 6 challenge on Tuesday, December 19. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Tigers confront the Staples-Motley Cardinals (Staples, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 21. Pine River-Backus will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record.