The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Connell Eagles (Connell, WA) and the visiting Granger Spartans (Granger, WA), observed Connell's basketball team overcome Granger by a margin of 68-52.

The Eagles (6-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Naches Valley (Naches, WA). The Rangers come into the 1A South Central challenge with a 3-10 record. In their last challenge, Naches Valley dropped by Kiona-Benton (Benton City, WA), 63-47, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans battle the River View Panthers (Kennewick, WA) in a 2B Eastern Washington - East challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Granger will attempt to better on its 9-8 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 0-14 record after their 68-52 league loss to Warden (Warden, WA).