The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Tumwater Thunderbirds (Tumwater, WA) and the host Montesano Bulldogs (Montesano, WA), observed Tumwater's basketball team edge Montesano by a margin of 29-25.

The Thunderbirds (3-1) will now prepare for their challenge against River Ridge (Lacey, WA). The Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 1-2 record. In their last challenge, River Ridge was tipped by Silas (Tacoma, WA), 35-32, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Adna Pirates (Adna, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 16. Montesano will attempt to better on its 1-3 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 2-0 record after their 41-10 non-league win over Toutle Lake (Toutle, WA).