The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Hopkins Royals (Minnetonka, MN) and the host St. Louis Park Orioles (St. Louis Park, MN), observed Hopkins's basketball team overwhelm St. Louis Park by a margin of 105-80.

The Royals (6-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Columbia Heights (Columbia Heights, MN). The Hylanders come into the non-league challenge with a 2-5 record. In their last challenge, Columbia Heights was trounced by Mahtomedi (Mahtomedi, MN), 73-39, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Orioles battle the Farmington Tigers (Farmington, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. St. Louis Park will attempt to better on its 4-2 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 75-62 league win over Lakeville North (Lakeville, MN).