Fans at Friday's league challenge between the White River Hornets (Buckley, WA) and the visiting Franklin Pierce Cardinals (Tacoma, WA), saw White River's basketball squad knock off Franklin Pierce by a count of 77-62.

With the victory, White River upgrades its record to 9-1 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Enumclaw (Enumclaw, WA) to play the Hornets in a 2A South Puget Sound challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Hornets come into the challenge with a record of 6-4. Enumclaw won 76-72 in their recent league challenge against Franklin Pierce (Tacoma, WA)

Next up, the Cardinals play the Washington Patriots (Tacoma, WA) in a 2A South Puget Sound challenge, on Monday, January 8. Franklin Pierce will attempt to upgrade on its 6-5 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 1-10 record after their 65-60 league loss to Fife (Fife, WA).