Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Odessa Tigers (Odessa, WA) and the host Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats (Creston, WA), saw Odessa's basketball squad hold off Wilbur-Creston-Keller by a tally of 43-42.

With the victory, Odessa improves its record to 5-5 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Valley Christian (Spokane, WA) to play the Panthers in a 1B Northeast challenge on Friday, January 13. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 5-2.

Next up, the Wildcats play the Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors (Coulee City, WA) in a 1B Northeast challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Wilbur-Creston-Keller will attempt to improve on its 4-2 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 5-6 record after their 44-38 league loss to Wellpinit (Wellpinit, WA).