The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals ran past the host Trinity Christian Tigers basketball team by a final score of 58-41 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Royals face the Lawton-Bronson Eagles (Lawton, IA) in a non-league game, on Thursday, December 21. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union will attempt to move on its 3-2 season record. The Eagles enter the game with a 8-2 record after their 67-18 non-league win over Homer (Homer, NE).

With the defeat, Trinity Christian moves to 2-6 on the year. The Tigers travel to Hinton (Hinton, IA) to face the Blackhawks in a War Eagle game on Tuesday, January 2. The Blackhawks enter the game with a record of 5-4. Hinton won 65-33 in their recent non-league game against Woodbury Central (Moville, IA)