The Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Titans (Ruthven, IA) basketball nipped the host Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA), 56-49 in Monday's non-league test.

The Titans (7-15) will now prepare for their test against Storm Lake St. Mary (Storm Lake, IA). The Panthers go into the non-league test with a 1-20 record. In their last test, Storm Lake St. Mary was tipped by West Bend-Mallard (West Bend, IA), 53-22, in a non-league test.

The Royals now own a 5-13 record. They play next when they travel to George-Little Rock for a non-league test on Tuesday, February 6. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union will encounter a Mustangs squad coming off a 60-54 non-league win over Harris-Lake Park (Lake Park, IA). The Mustangs record now stands at 13-5.