The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Pendleton Buckaroos (Pendleton, OR) and the visiting Burns Hilanders (Burns, OR), observed Pendleton's basketball team knock off Burns by a score of 57-44.

The Buckaroos (3-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Riverside (Boardman, OR). The Pirates come into the non-league challenge with a 5-3 record. In their last challenge, Riverside prevailed over Stanfield (Stanfield, OR), 67-59, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hilanders encounter the Lowry Buckaroos (Winnemucca, NV) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 20. Burns will attempt to improve on its 6-1 season record. The Buckaroos come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 65-53 non-league win over Battle Mountain (Battle Mountain, NV).