In Thursday's league outing, the Wallowa Cougars (Wallowa, OR) basketball squad edged the visiting Joseph Eagles (Joseph, OR), by a margin of 29-26.

The Cougars (6-9) will now prepare for their outing against Pilot Rock (Pilot Rock, OR). The Rockets go into the 1A Old Oregon outing with a 4-8 record. In their last outing, Pilot Rock was tipped by Echo (Echo, OR), 82-74, in a league outing.

The Eagles now own a 3-10 record. They play next when they travel to Echo for a 1A Old Oregon outing on Saturday, January 6. Joseph will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 82-74 league win over Pilot Rock (Pilot Rock, OR). The Cougars record now stands at 8-4.