The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals routed the visiting Trinity Christian Tigers basketball team by a final score of 71-47 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Royals face the Harris-Lake Park Wolves (Lake Park, IA) in a War Eagle game, on Tuesday, January 3. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union will attempt to move on its 1-3 season record. The Wolves enter the game with a 0-3 record after their 58-44 league loss to South O'Brien (Paullina, IA).

With the defeat, Trinity Christian moves to 0-4 on the year. The Tigers host Hinton (Hinton, IA) to play the Blackhawks in a War Eagle challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Blackhawks come into the challenge with a record of 6-1.