The Joseph Eagles basketball squad (Joseph, OR), was crushed 59-23 in Saturday's league battle with the host Imbler Panthers (Imbler, OR)

With the victory, Imbler advances its record to 8-4 on the year. The Panthers host Echo (Echo, OR) to meet the Cougars in a 1A Old Oregon battle on Thursday, January 9. The Cougars enter the battle with a record of 7-6. Echo won 56-22 in their recent league battle against Wallowa (Wallowa, OR)

The Eagles now own a 6-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Elgin for a 1A Old Oregon battle on Friday, January 10. Joseph will meet a Huskies squad coming off a 50-27 league win over Cove (Cove, OR). The Huskies record now stands at 6-2.