The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Nelson (Happy Valley, OR) and the visiting West Salem Titans (Salem, OR), observed Nelson's basketball team edge West Salem by a score of 56-53.

The (2-4) will now prepare for their challenge against McMinnville (McMinnville, OR). The Grizzlies come into the non-league challenge with a 6-5 record. In their last challenge, McMinnville edged Beaverton (Beaverton, OR), 57-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Titans battle the North Salem Vikings (Salem, OR) in a Freelance challenge, on Friday, January 10. West Salem will attempt to improve on its 4-9 season record.