The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Connell Eagles (Connell, WA) and the visiting Kiona-Benton Bears (Benton City, WA), observed Connell's basketball team overwhelm Kiona-Benton by a score of 50-26.

The Eagles (8-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Wapato (Wapato, WA). The Wolves come into the non-league challenge with a 4-4 record. In their last challenge, Wapato was routed by Zillah (Zillah, WA), 54-17, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the Royal Knights (Royal City, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 11. Kiona-Benton will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 1-6 record after their 35-17 non-league loss to Naches Valley (Naches, WA).