The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Lawton-Bronson Eagles (Lawton, IA) and the visiting Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA), observed Lawton-Bronson's basketball team edge Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union by a score of 52-49.

The Eagles (4-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Westwood (Sloan, IA). The Rebels come into the Western Valley - North challenge with a 4-1 record. In their last challenge, Westwood edged Woodbury Central (Moville, IA), 62-34, 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 0-5 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 50-42 league loss to West Lyon (Inwood, IA).