In Thursday's non-league outing, the Seward Seahawks (Seward, AK) basketball squad edged the host Valdez Buccaneers (Valdez, AK), by a count of 45-39.

The Seahawks (5-0) will now prepare for their outing against North Pole (North Pole, AK). The Patriots go into the non-league outing with a 2-3 record. In their last outing, North Pole held off Hutchison (Fairbanks, AK), 33-28, in a non-league outing.

The Buccaneers now hold a 4-2 record. They play next when they travel to Hutchison for a non-league outing on Friday, January 12. Valdez will clash with a Hawks squad coming off a 33-28 non-league loss to North Pole (North Pole, AK). The Hawks record now stands at 0-5.