The Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates basketball team (Rockaway Beach, OR), was nudged 50-46 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Yamhill-Carlton Tigers (Yamhill, OR)

The Tigers now possess a 8-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Rainier for a 3A Coastal Range battle on Saturday, January 27. Yamhill-Carlton will battle a Columbians team coming off a 71-37 league loss to Warrenton (Warrenton, OR). The Columbians record now stands at 1-16.

The Pirates (11-5) will now prepare for their battle against Riverdale (Portland, OR). The Mavericks come into the 3A Coastal Range battle with a 5-11 record. In their last battle, Riverdale edged Banks (Banks, OR), 44-33, in a league battle.