Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Pomeroy Pirates (Pomeroy, WA) and the host Oakesdale Nighthawks (Oakesdale, WA), saw Pomeroy's basketball squad hold off Oakesdale by a tally of 47-44.

With the victory, Pomeroy improves its record to 10-5 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Colton (Colton, WA) to play the Wildcats in a 1B Southeast challenge on Friday, January 27. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 3-10.

Next up, the Nighthawks play the Garfield-Palouse Vikings (Palouse, WA) in a 1B Southeast challenge, on Friday, January 27. Oakesdale will attempt to improve on its 10-9 season record.