The Medical Lake Cardinals basketball team (Medical Lake, WA), was nudged 57-50 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Newport Grizzlies (Newport, WA)

The Grizzlies now possess a 4-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Lakeside for a 1A Northeast battle on Saturday, January 21. Newport will confront a Eagles team coming off a 55-51 league loss to Freeman (Rockford, WA). The Eagles record now stands at 6-9.

The Cardinals (1-13) will now prepare for their battle against Riverside (Chattaroy, WA). The Rams come into the 1A Northeast battle with a 2-13 record. In their last battle, Riverside was nudged by Colville (Colville, WA), 50-49, in a league battle.