The Forest Grove Vikings (Forest Grove, OR) basketball nipped the visiting Newberg Tigers (Newberg, OR), 58-51 in Thursday's league test.

The Vikings (7-7) will now prepare for their test against Glencoe (Hillsboro, OR). The Crimson Tide go into the 6A Pacific test with a 4-8 record. In their last test, Glencoe was tipped by Liberty (Hillsboro, OR), 69-45, in a league test.

The Tigers now own a 5-9 record. They play next when they host McMinnville for a 6A Pacific test on Tuesday, January 16. Newberg will encounter a Grizzlies squad coming off a 63-59 league loss to Century (Hillsboro, OR). The Grizzlies record now stands at 6-7.