Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Inchelium Hornets (Inchelium, WA) and the host Republic Tigers (Republic, WA), saw Inchelium's basketball squad wallop Republic by a tally of 61-39.

With the victory, Inchelium improves its record to 9-6 on the campaign. The Hornets host Curlew (Curlew, WA) to confront the Cougars in a 1B Northeast challenge on Saturday, January 20. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 5-12. Curlew lost 99-51 in their recent league challenge against Northport (Northport, WA)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Northport Mustangs (Northport, WA) in a 1B Northeast challenge, on Saturday, January 20. Republic will attempt to improve on its 9-7 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 10-6 record after their 99-51 league win over Curlew (Curlew, WA).