The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Taft Tigers (Lincoln City, OR) and the visiting Willamina Bulldogs (Willamina, OR), observed Taft's basketball team overwhelm Willamina by a score of 77-42.

The Tigers (11-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Jefferson (Jefferson, OR). The Lions come into the 3A PacWest challenge with a 5-7 record. In their last challenge, Jefferson was routed by Dayton (Dayton, OR), 81-58, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Amity Warriors (Amity, OR) in a 3A PacWest challenge, on Wednesday, January 15. Willamina will attempt to improve on its 0-11 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 10-4 record after their 69-58 league win over Santiam Christian (Corvallis, OR).