The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Philomath Warriors (Philomath, OR) and the visiting Stayton Eagles (Stayton, OR), observed Philomath's basketball team edge Stayton by a margin of 27-26.

The Warriors (14-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Cascade (Turner, OR). The Cougars come into the 4A Oregon West challenge with a 11-4 record. In their last challenge, Cascade edged Philomath (Philomath, OR), 46-44, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles battle the North Marion Huskies (Aurora, OR) in a 4A Oregon West challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Stayton will attempt to better on its 17-1 season record. The Huskies come into the challenge with a 7-9 record after their 59-32 league loss to Cascade (Turner, OR).