In Thursday's league outing, the Eddyville Eagles (Eddyville, OR) basketball squad edged the host Mapleton Sailors (Mapleton, OR), by a count of 50-45.

The Eagles (3-5) will now prepare for their outing against McKenzie (Finn Rock, OR). The Eagles go into the 1A Mountain West outing with a 1-11 record. In their last outing, McKenzie was tipped by Lewis Academy (Newberg, OR), 50-10, in a non-league outing.

The Sailors now hold a 5-7 record. They play next when they travel to Alsea for a 1A Mountain West outing on Tuesday, January 9. Mapleton will clash with a Wolverines squad coming off a 52-22 league win over Siletz Valley (Siletz, OR). The Wolverines record now stands at 3-10.