Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Firth Cougars (Firth, ID) and the visiting West Side Pirates (Dayton, ID), saw Firth's basketball squad hold off West Side by a count of 43-41.

With the victory, Firth upgrades its record to 6-2 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Bear Lake (Montpelier, ID) to play the Bears in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 29. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 7-1.

Next up, the Pirates play the Ririe Bulldogs (Ririe, ID) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 22. West Side will attempt to upgrade on its 3-4 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 6-1 record after their 48-34 non-league win over Malad (Malad, ID).