Larkin Royals (Elgin, IL) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the host Elgin Maroons (Elgin, IL), 55-49 in a league contest.

The Royals now sport a 13-14 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Streamwood for a Upstate Eight contest on Tuesday, February 7. Larkin will meet a Sabres team coming off a 57-37 league loss to Fenton (Bensenville, IL). The Sabres record now stands at 0-28.

The Maroons (9-17) will now prepare for their contest against Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville, IL). The Chargers enter the non-league contest with a 10-13 record. In their last contest, Dundee-Crown nudged Jacobs (Algonquin, IL), 61-48, in a league contest.