The White River Hornets basketball squad (Buckley, WA), was nudged 67-61 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Auburn Mountainview Lions (Auburn, WA)

With the victory, Auburn Mountainview advances its record to 8-2 on the year. The Lions host Jefferson (Auburn, WA) to meet the Raiders in a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 14. The Raiders enter the battle with a record of 0-12. Jefferson lost 77-17 in their recent non-league battle against Foster (Tukwila, WA)

The Hornets now own a 9-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Kentlake for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 14. White River will meet a Falcons squad coming off a 62-42 non-league loss to Auburn Mountainview (Auburn, WA). The Falcons record now stands at 1-11.