The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Santiam Christian Eagles (Corvallis, OR) and the visiting Siuslaw Vikings (Florence, OR), observed Santiam Christian's basketball team edge Siuslaw by a score of 56-54.

The Eagles (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Dayton (Dayton, OR). The Pirates come into the 3A PacWest challenge with a 7-4 record. In their last challenge, Dayton edged Trinity Lutheran (Bend, OR), 78-65, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Vikings battle the Toledo Boomers (Toledo, OR) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Siuslaw will attempt to improve on its 6-4 season record.