The Colo-NESCO Royals tipped the visiting Paton-Churdan Rockets basketball team by a final score of 32-27 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Royals face the Janesville Wildcats (Janesville, IA) in a Iowa Star game, on Friday, February 2. Colo-NESCO will attempt to move on its 4-15 season record. The Wildcats enter the game with a 7-12 record after their 46-38 non-league win over North Butler (Greene, IA).

With the defeat, Paton-Churdan moves to 0-19 on the year. The Rockets travel to Orient-Macksburg (Orient, IA) to face the Bulldogs in a non-league battle on Friday, February 2. The Bulldogs come into the battle with a record of 8-8.