The St. Mary's Academy Blues basketball squad (Portland, OR), was nudged 30-25 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Thurston Colts (Springfield, OR)

With the victory, Thurston advances its record to 3-2 on the year. The Colts travel to South Eugene (Eugene, OR) to meet the Axe in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 17. The Axe enter the battle with a record of 2-3. South Eugene lost 41-31 in their recent non-league battle against Ridgeview (Redmond, OR)

The Blues now own a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Century for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 17. St. Mary's Academy will meet a Jaguars squad coming off a 77-34 non-league win over Lincoln (Portland, OR). The Jaguars record now stands at 3-0.