The Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates basketball team (Rockaway Beach, OR), dropped 52-42 in Wednesday's league battle with the host Yamhill-Carlton Tigers (Yamhill, OR)

The Tigers now possess a 7-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Warrenton for a 3A Coastal Range battle on Tuesday, January 9. Yamhill-Carlton will confront a Warriors team coming off a 53-31 league win over Rainier (Rainier, OR). The Warriors record now stands at 8-5.

The Pirates (6-5) will now prepare for their battle against Riverdale (Portland, OR). The Mavericks come into the 3A Coastal Range battle with a 9-4 record. In their last battle, Riverdale dropped by Banks (Banks, OR), 36-34, in a league battle.