The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Dufur Rangers (Dufur, OR) and the visiting Heppner Mustangs (Heppner, OR), observed Dufur's basketball team edge Heppner by a margin of 47-41.

The Rangers (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Mapleton (Mapleton, OR). The Sailors come into the non-league challenge with a 4-2 record. In their last challenge, Mapleton edged Perrydale (Amity, OR), 51-33, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Mustangs battle the Vernonia Loggers (Vernonia, OR) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 20. Heppner will attempt to better on its 3-3 season record. The Loggers come into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 46-15 non-league loss to McLoughlin (Milton-Freewater, OR).