Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Liberty Christian Patriots (Richland, WA) and the visiting Pomeroy Pirates (Pomeroy, WA), saw Liberty Christian's basketball squad knock off Pomeroy by a count of 45-30.

With the victory, Liberty Christian upgrades its record to 5-2 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Sunnyside Christian (Sunnyside, WA) to play the Knights in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 22. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 5-3. Sunnyside Christian won 25-20 in their recent non-league challenge against Touchet (Touchet, WA)

Next up, the Pirates play the Waitsburg/Prescott Cardinals (Waitsburg, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 30. Pomeroy will attempt to upgrade on its 4-3 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 0-6 record after their 24-7 non-league loss to Yakama Nation Tribal (Toppenish, WA).