The Corbett Cardinals (Corbett, OR) basketball nipped the visiting Rainier Columbians (Rainier, OR), 65-59 in Tuesday's league test.

The Cardinals (2-11) will now prepare for their test against Yamhill-Carlton (Yamhill, OR). The Tigers go into the 3A Coastal Range test with a 6-9 record. In their last test, Yamhill-Carlton was tipped by Warrenton (Warrenton, OR), 46-38, in a league test.

The Columbians now own a 1-13 record. They play next when they travel to Banks for a 3A Coastal Range test on Thursday, January 11. Rainier will encounter a Braves squad coming off a 58-51 league loss to Neah-Kah-Nie (Rockaway Beach, OR). The Braves record now stands at 6-9.