The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Royalton Royals (Royalton, MN) and the visiting Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles (Eden Valley, MN), observed Royalton's basketball team edge Eden Valley-Watkins by a score of 56-49.

The Royals (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Staples-Motley (Staples, MN). The Cardinals come into the non-league challenge with a 4-1 record. In their last challenge, Staples-Motley edged Aitkin (Aitkin, MN), 66-65, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Minnewaska Area Lakers (Glenwood, MN) in a AA Section 3 challenge, on Thursday, December 19. Eden Valley-Watkins will attempt to improve on its 1-5 season record. The Lakers come into the challenge with a 5-2 record after their 64-56 league loss to Montevideo (Montevideo, MN).