The St. Mary's Hawks (Remsen, IA) basketball nipped the host Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA), 48-43 in Thursday's league test.

The Hawks (15-3) will now prepare for their test against Akron-Westfield (Akron, IA). The Westerners go into the War Eagle test with a 12-4 record. In their last test, Akron-Westfield got by Trinity Christian (Hull, IA), 59-43, in a league test.

The Royals now own a 11-6 record. They play next when they host Gehlen Catholic for a War Eagle test on Friday, February 2.