The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Kent-Meridian Royals (Kent, WA) and the visiting Jefferson Raiders (Auburn, WA), observed Kent-Meridian's basketball team knock off Jefferson by a score of 67-59.

The Royals (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Beamer (Federal Way, WA). The Titans come into the non-league challenge with a 2-6 record. In their last challenge, Beamer dropped by Enumclaw (Enumclaw, WA), 67-31, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Raiders encounter the Federal Way Eagles (Federal Way, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 6. Jefferson will attempt to improve on its 0-9 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 70-61 non-league loss to White River (Buckley, WA).