The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Columbia Coyotes (Burbank, WA) and the host Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars (Pasco, WA), observed Columbia's basketball team edge Tri-Cities Prep by a score of 37-32.

The Coyotes (12-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Warden (Warden, WA). The Cougars come into the 2B Eastern Washington - East challenge with a 3-12 record. In their last challenge, Warden was tipped by Okanogan (Okanogan, WA), 69-29, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Jaguars encounter the Mabton Vikings (Mabton, WA) in a 2B Eastern Washington - East challenge, on Saturday, January 18. Tri-Cities Prep will attempt to improve on its 6-9 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 15-1 record after their 67-4 league win over Granger (Granger, WA).