The North Eugene Highlanders routed the visiting Hood River Valley Eagles basketball team by a final score of 52-26 in Wednesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Highlanders face the South Salem Saxons (Salem, OR) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, January 3. North Eugene will attempt to move on its 4-1 season record. The Saxons enter the game with a 2-4 record after their 51-40 non-league loss to Central (Independence, OR).

With the defeat, Hood River Valley moves to 1-3 on the year. The Eagles host Mountain View (Vancouver, WA) to face the Thunder in a non-league game on Wednesday, January 4. The Thunder enter the game with a record of 5-7. Mountain View won 2-0 in their recent non-league game against Bonanza (Las Vegas, NV)