The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hoquiam Grizzlies (Hoquiam, WA) and the host Aberdeen Bobcats (Aberdeen, WA), observed Hoquiam's basketball team edge Aberdeen by a score of 39-36.

The Grizzlies (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Black Hills (Tumwater, WA). The Wolves come into the non-league challenge with a 4-0 record. In their last challenge, Black Hills edged Yelm (Yelm, WA), 34-24, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bobcats encounter the Elma Eagles (Elma, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 13. Aberdeen will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 44-25 non-league loss to Black Hills (Tumwater, WA).