The Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet Royals (Nashville, TN) basketball were winner over the host Maplewood Panthers (Nashville, TN), 65-53 in Friday's league bout.

The Royals now possess a 11-10 record. They play next when they travel to Lawson for a 3A District 10 bout on Tuesday, February 11. Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet will play a Lightning team coming off a 56-43 league loss to Maplewood (Nashville, TN). The Lightning record now stands at 15-9.

With the loss, Maplewood falls to 13-10 on the campaign. The Panthers host Hume-Fogg (Nashville, TN) to play the Blue Knights in a 3A District 10 bout on Tuesday, February 11. The Blue Knights go into the bout with a record of 20-3. Hume-Fogg won 81-34 in their recent league bout against Valor College Prep (Nashville, TN)