The Valley Vikings (Hazelton, ID) basketball nipped the host Wendell Trojans (Wendell, ID), 43-41 in Wednesday's non-league test.
The Vikings (6-4) will now prepare for their test against Declo (Declo, ID). The Hornets go into the 2A Canyon test with a 6-3 record. In their last test, Declo got by Buhl (Buhl, ID), 58-42, in a non-league test.
The Trojans now own a 5-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Filer for a 3A Sawtooth Central Idaho outing on Friday, January 9. Wendell will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 65-56 non-league loss to Declo (Declo, ID). The Wildcats record now stands at 3-2.