The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Kennewick Lions (Kennewick, WA) and the visiting Hermiston Bulldogs (Hermiston, WA), observed Kennewick's basketball team knock off Hermiston by a score of 49-36.

The Lions (7-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Kamiakin (Kennewick, WA). The Braves come into the non-league challenge with a 10-0 record. In their last challenge, Kamiakin prevailed over Hermiston (Hermiston, WA), 80-44, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Southridge Suns (Kennewick, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 10. Hermiston will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Suns come into the challenge with a 4-7 record after their 49-46 non-league loss to Walla Walla (Walla Walla, WA).