The Meridian Trojans (Bellingham, WA) basketball were winner over the host Sultan Turks (Sultan, WA), 73-53 in Wednesday's non-league contest.

The Trojans now sport a 6-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Ferndale for a 1A/2A/3A Northwest contest on Friday, January 18. Meridian will battle a Golden Eagles team coming off a 65-58 league loss to Mt. Baker (Deming, WA). The Golden Eagles record now stands at 8-7.

The Turks (4-10) will now prepare for their contest against Granite Falls (Granite Falls, WA). The Tigers enter the 1A North Sound contest with a 2-13 record. In their last contest, Granite Falls was defeated by South Whidbey (Langley, WA), 60-38, in a league contest.