The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA) and the visiting Akron-Westfield Westerners (Akron, IA), observed Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union's basketball team overwhelm Akron-Westfield by a score of 76-46.

The Royals (18-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (Ruthven, IA). The Titans come into the non-league challenge with a 10-9 record. In their last challenge, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire trounced Sioux Central (Sioux Rapids, IA), 59-56, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Westerners encounter the Trinity Christian Tigers (Hull, IA) in a War Eagle challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Akron-Westfield will attempt to improve on its 6-15 season record.