The DeSales Irish (Walla Walla, WA) basketball were winner over the visiting Liberty Christian Patriots (Richland, WA), 47-36 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Irish now possess a 10-7 record. They play next when they travel to Sunnyside Christian for a 1B Southeast bout on Friday, January 31. DeSales will play a Knights team coming off a 51-22 league win over Riverside Christian (Yakima, WA). The Knights record now stands at 15-3.

With the loss, Liberty Christian falls to 6-12 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Goldendale (Goldendale, WA) to clash with the Timberwolves in a non-league outing on Friday, January 31. The Timberwolves enter the outing with a record of 4-12. Goldendale lost 56-50 in their recent league outing against White Swan (White Swan, WA)