Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Washington Patriots (Tacoma, WA) and the host Fife Trojans (Fife, WA), saw Washington's basketball squad hold off Fife by a tally of 44-40.

With the victory, Washington improves its record to 3-6 on the campaign. The Patriots host Franklin Pierce (Tacoma, WA) to confront the Cardinals in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 8. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 8-3. Franklin Pierce lost 53-17 in their recent non-league challenge against White River (Buckley, WA)

Next up, the Trojans confront the Orting Cardinals (Orting, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Fife will attempt to improve on its 1-9 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 5-5 record after their 64-39 non-league win over Foss (Tacoma, WA).