The Joseph Eagles (Joseph, OR) basketball were winner over the host Pilot Rock Rockets (Pilot Rock, OR), 40-29 in Saturday's league bout.

The Eagles now possess a 5-4 record. They play next when they host Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler for a non-league bout on Monday, December 30. Joseph will play a team coming off a 62-38 non-league loss to Echo (Echo, OR). The record now stands at 5-3.

With the loss, Pilot Rock falls to 2-7 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to Elgin (Elgin, OR) to play the Huskies in a 1A Old Oregon bout on Friday, December 27. The Huskies go into the bout with a record of 4-2. Elgin lost 51-39 in their recent non-league bout against Umpqua Valley Christian (Roseburg, OR)