Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the North Salem Vikings (Salem, OR) and the host Ashland Grizzlies (Ashland, OR), saw North Salem's basketball squad hold off Ashland by a tally of 43-41.

With the victory, North Salem improves its record to 4-9 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to West Salem (Salem, OR) to play the Titans in a 6A Central Valley challenge on Friday, January 5. The Titans come into the challenge with a record of 5-7. West Salem lost 66-60 in their recent non-league challenge against West Linn (West Linn, OR)

Next up, the Grizzlies play the Thurston Colts (Springfield, OR) in a 5A Midwestern challenge, on Friday, January 5. Ashland will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record. The Colts come into the challenge with a 3-8 record after their 39-28 non-league win over Roseburg (Roseburg, OR).