Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Orem Tigers (Orem, UT) and the visiting Franklin Wildcats (Franklin, OH), saw Orem's basketball squad knock off Franklin by a score of 87-77.

With the victory, Orem improves its record to 6-2 on the campaign. The Tigers host Provo (Provo, UT) to battle the Bulldogs in a 4A Region 8 challenge on Friday, January 4. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 4-5. Provo lost 74-67 in their recent non-league challenge against Lehi (Lehi, UT)

Next up, the Wildcats battle the Brookville Blue Devils (Brookville, OH) in a Southwestern Buckeye - Southwestern challenge, on Friday, January 4. Franklin will attempt to advance on its 5-2 season record. The Blue Devils go into the test with a 2-5 record after their 53-46 non-league loss to Miami East (Casstown, OH).