Grant Union Prospectors (John Day, OR) supporters left the game happy Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad hold off the visiting Burns Hilanders (Burns, OR), 66-61 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Grant Union advances its record to 7-4 on the year. The Prospectors travel to Union (Union, OR) to meet the Bobcats in a non-league match on Saturday, January 4. The Bobcats enter the match with a record of 7-5. Union lost 49-45 in their recent non-league match against Nyssa (Nyssa, OR)

The Hilanders now own a 8-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Umatilla for a 3A Eastern Oregon match on Friday, January 10.