White River Hornets (Buckley, WA) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the host Washington Patriots (Tacoma, WA), 72-50 in a league bout.

With the win, White River upgrades its record to 7-5 on the season. The Hornets host Orting (Orting, WA) to play the Cardinals in a 2A South Puget Sound bout on Friday, January 20. The Cardinals go into the bout with a record of 0-13. Orting lost 74-21 in their recent league bout against Enumclaw (Enumclaw, WA)

Next up, the Patriots play the Orting Cardinals (Orting, WA) in a 2A South Puget Sound bout, on Tuesday, January 24. Washington will attempt to upgrade on its 1-10 season record.