Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Republic Tigers (Republic, WA) and the host Oroville Hornets (Oroville, WA), saw Republic's basketball squad overcome Oroville by a tally of 62-47.

With the victory, Republic improves its record to 1-4 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Northport (Northport, WA) to confront the Mustangs in a 1B Northeast challenge on Wednesday, December 14. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Hornets confront the Bridgeport Mustangs (Bridgeport, WA) in a 2B Central Washington challenge, on Tuesday, December 13. Oroville will attempt to improve on its 0-4 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 70-49 non-league loss to Soap Lake (Soap Lake, WA).