The Royal Knights (Royal City, WA) basketball were winner over the visiting Kiona-Benton Bears (Benton City, WA), 62-50 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Knights now possess a 20-1 record. They play next when they travel to College Place for a 1A South Central bout on Friday, February 7. Royal will play a Hawks team coming off a 52-42 league loss to Wahluke (Mattawa, WA). The Hawks record now stands at 2-17.

With the loss, Kiona-Benton falls to 9-11 on the campaign. The Bears host Connell (Connell, WA) to play the Eagles in a 1A South Central bout on Friday, February 7. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 10-10. Connell won 64-53 in their recent league bout against Naches Valley (Naches, WA)