Liberty Christian Patriots (Richland, WA) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Touchet Redhawks (Touchet, WA), 71-49 in a league bout.

With the win, Liberty Christian upgrades its record to 4-2 on the season. The Patriots travel to Kiona-Benton (Benton City, WA) to play the Bears in a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 19. The Bears go into the bout with a record of 3-2. Kiona-Benton lost 65-60 in their recent non-league bout against La Salle (Union Gap, WA)

Next up, the Redhawks play the Sunnyside Christian Knights (Sunnyside, WA) in a 1B Southeast bout, on Saturday, December 16. Touchet will attempt to upgrade on its 1-3 season record. The Knights go into the bout with a 3-3 record after their 64-40 league loss to DeSales (Walla Walla, WA).