The Pope John Paul II Eagles basketball team (Lacey, WA), was nudged 59-54 in Thursday's league battle with the host Quilcene Rangers (Quilcene, WA)

The Rangers now possess a 4-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Summit Classical Christian School for a 1B/2B Sea-Tac battle on Monday, January 22. Quilcene will confront a Archers team coming off a 65-38 league win over Crosspoint (Bremerton, WA). The Archers record now stands at 11-3.

The Eagles (1-10) will now prepare for their battle against Northwest Yeshiva (Mercer Island, WA). The Lions come into the 1B/2B Sea-Tac battle with a 4-7 record. In their last battle, Northwest Yeshiva was nudged by Bush (Seattle, WA), 56-47, in a non-league battle.