The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Santiam Christian Eagles (Corvallis, OR) and the visiting Myrtle Point Bobcats (Myrtle Point, OR), observed Santiam Christian's basketball team edge Myrtle Point by a score of 37-35.

The Eagles (3-7) will now prepare for their challenge against South Umpqua (Myrtle Creek, OR). The Lancers come into the non-league challenge with a 4-5 record. In their last challenge, South Umpqua edged Siuslaw (Florence, OR), 43-31, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bobcats encounter the Siuslaw Vikings (Florence, OR) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Myrtle Point will attempt to improve on its 9-2 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 1-9 record after their 58-12 non-league loss to Bandon (Bandon, OR).