Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Burlington-Edison Tigers (Burlington, WA) and the visiting Mt. Baker Mountaineers (Deming, WA), saw Burlington-Edison's basketball squad hold off Mt. Baker by a tally of 61-54.

With the victory, Burlington-Edison improves its record to 5-7 on the campaign. The Tigers host Ferndale (Ferndale, WA) to confront the Golden Eagles in a 1A/2A/3A Northwest challenge on Wednesday, January 10. The Golden Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 4-8. Ferndale won 82-47 in their recent league challenge against Oak Harbor (Oak Harbor, WA)

Next up, the Mountaineers confront the Lynden Lions (Lynden, WA) in a 1A/2A/3A Northwest challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Mt. Baker will attempt to improve on its 3-9 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 8-3 record after their 67-36 league win over Bellingham (Bellingham, WA).