Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA) boosters left the game satisfied Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the visiting Trinity Christian Tigers (Hull, IA), 86-46 in a league match.

With the victory, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union upgrades its record to 17-2 on the year. The Royals host Akron-Westfield (Akron, IA) to face the Westerners in a War Eagle match on Friday, February 7. The Westerners enter the match with a record of 6-14. Akron-Westfield lost 63-43 in their recent league match against Hinton (Hinton, IA)

The Tigers now sport a 5-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to St. Mary's for a War Eagle match on Thursday, February 6. Trinity Christian will face a Hawks squad coming off a 68-40 non-league loss to Spirit Lake (Spirit Lake, IA). The Hawks record now stands at 15-4.