In Friday's non-league outing, the Nooksack Valley Pioneers (Everson, WA) basketball squad edged the host King's Knights (Seattle, WA), by a count of 48-42.

The Pioneers (10-6) will now prepare for their outing against Anacortes (Anacortes, WA). The Seahawks go into the non-league outing with a 12-2 record. In their last outing, Anacortes tipped Blaine (Blaine, WA), 65-35, in a non-league game.

With the defeat, King's moves to 4-5 on the year. The Knights travel to Lake Stevens (Lake Stevens, WA) to face the Vikings in a non-league game on Saturday, January 27. The Vikings enter the game with a record of 8-6. Lake Stevens lost 70-31 in their recent non-league game against Glacier Peak (Snohomish, WA)