OTTUMWA, Iowa (Interstat) — The struggling Lake Region State Royals face a steep challenge Friday when they visit the nationally ranked Indian Hills Warriors in a men’s junior college basketball game.

Indian Hills (8-1), playing at home, has been dominant this season with its lone loss coming against Snow College. The Warriors are coming off an 87-54 rout of Lincoln Trail on Nov. 25.

Lake Region State (0-4) is searching for its first win. The Royals are averaging 80.3 points allowed per game and are coming off a 113-75 road loss to Eastern Wyoming on Nov. 29. In that game, Chiang Ring posted a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

The Royals’ KJ LaMonte (14 points) and Taj Au-Duke (9 assists) also contributed, but the team has lost its four games by an average of 23.5 points.

Indian Hills has won its home games by an average margin of 18.6 points. After Friday, Indian Hills hosts North Dakota State College of Science on Saturday. Lake Region State travels to play Marshalltown on Saturday.