The Royals girls basketball team will host their first section tournament matchup tonight against the Minneapolis Washburn Millers.

Washburn is ranked fourth in the Minneapolis City Conference with a 6-20 regular season record. This game for the Royals should be an easy win but a great opportunity to tune up their skills and plays before playing competitive games in the state tournament.

Ashley Bates and Nia Hollie, seniors, led the Royals in point scoring through a great regular season with a 24-2 record, averaging 13.7 and 16.2 PPG, respectively.

Washburn averages  44 points per game, and and over a quarter of those points come from their leading scorer Jazinae Patterson at 13.8 PPG.

Tonight’s game is at 7 p.m. in the Lindbergh Center.