Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Piute Thunderbirds (Junction, UT) and the visiting Pinnacle Panthers (Price, UT), saw Piute's basketball squad wallop Pinnacle by a tally of 70-41.

With the victory, Piute improves its record to 10-2 on the campaign. The Thunderbirds host Panguitch (Panguitch, UT) to play the Bobcats in a 1A Region 20 challenge on Wednesday, January 11. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a record of 10-3. Panguitch won 73-38 in their recent non-league challenge against Grand County (Moab, UT)

Next up, the Panthers play the Telos (Orem, UT) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Pinnacle will attempt to improve on its 9-5 season record. The come into the challenge with a 0-10 record after their 70-36 non-league loss to Pinnacle (Price, UT).