Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Washington Patriots (Tacoma, WA) and the visiting Fife Trojans (Fife, WA), saw Washington's basketball squad hold off Fife by a tally of 64-58.

With the victory, Washington improves its record to 2-5 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Franklin Pierce (Tacoma, WA) to play the Cardinals in a 2A South Puget Sound challenge on Monday, January 9. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 5-5. Franklin Pierce lost 66-62 in their recent league challenge against White River (Buckley, WA)

Next up, the Trojans play the Orting Cardinals (Orting, WA) in a 2A South Puget Sound challenge, on Monday, January 9. Fife will attempt to improve on its 1-10 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 0-10 record after their 68-48 league loss to Clover Park (Lakewood, WA).