The Central Christian Tigers basketball squad (Redmond, OR), was nudged 30-28 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler (Mitchell, OR)

With the victory, Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler advances its record to 5-2 on the year. The travel to Echo (Echo, OR) to meet the Cougars in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 28. The Cougars enter the battle with a record of 5-4. Echo won 70-56 in their recent non-league battle against Heppner (Heppner, OR)

The Tigers now own a 3-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Rogue Valley Adventist for a 1A Mountain Valley battle on Monday, January 6. Central Christian will meet a Red Tail Hawks squad coming off a 54-24 non-league win over Elkton (Elkton, OR). The Red Tail Hawks record now stands at 2-0.