The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the St. Helens Lions (St. Helens, OR) and the host Astoria Fishermen (Astoria, OR), observed St. Helens's basketball team knock off Astoria by a score of 64-54.

The Lions (9-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Tillamook (Tillamook, OR). The Cheesemakers come into the 4A Cowapa challenge with a 5-10 record. In their last game, Tillamook was beaten by Seaside (Seaside, OR), 55-41, in a league game.

With the loss, Astoria falls to 2-11 on the campaign. The Fishermen travel to Tillamook (Tillamook, OR) to play the Cheesemakers in a 4A Cowapa game on Friday, January 31. The Cheesemakers go into the game with a record of 5-10.