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 edge Hermiston by a margin of 40-39.

The Lions (5-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Kamiakin (Kennewick, WA). The Braves come into the non-league challenge with a 8-2 record. In their last challenge, Kamiakin edged Hermiston (Hermiston, WA), 59-35, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Southridge Suns (Kennewick, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 10. Hermiston will attempt to better on its 5-3 season record. The Suns come into the challenge with a 6-2 record after their 41-25 non-league win over Walla Walla (Walla Walla, WA).