In Friday's non-league outing, the DeSales Irish (Walla Walla, WA) basketball squad felled the host Liberty Christian Patriots (Richland, WA), by a margin of 72-63.

The Irish (7-0) will now prepare for their outing against Yakama Nation Tribal (Toppenish, WA). The Eagles go into the non-league outing with a 3-5 record. In their last outing, Yakama Nation Tribal thwarted Touchet (Touchet, WA), 50-38, in a non-league outing.

The Patriots now own a 6-4 record. They play next when they travel to Waitsburg/Prescott for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 6. Liberty Christian will clash with a Cardinals squad coming off a 59-37 non-league loss to Sunnyside Christian (Sunnyside, WA). The Cardinals record now stands at 0-8.