The Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates topped the visiting Yamhill-Carlton Tigers basketball team by a final score of 62-51 in Wednesday's league game.

In their next game, the Pirates face the Riverdale Mavericks (Portland, OR) in a 3A Coastal Range game, on Friday, January 6. Neah-Kah-Nie will attempt to move on its 6-3 season record. The Mavericks enter the game with a 8-3 record after their 40-26 league loss to Banks (Banks, OR).

With the defeat, Yamhill-Carlton moves to 7-4 on the year. The Tigers travel to Astoria (Astoria, OR) to battle the Fishermen in a non-league battle on Thursday, January 5. The Fishermen come into the battle with a record of 5-5. Astoria lost 59-53 in their recent non-league battle against North Marion (Aurora, OR)