The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Franklin Pierce Cardinals (Tacoma, WA) and the host Mount Vernon Christian Hurricanes (Mount Vernon, WA), observed Franklin Pierce's basketball team overwhelm Mount Vernon Christian by a score of 56-31.

The Cardinals (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Sammamish (Bellevue, WA). The RedHawks come into the non-league challenge with a 1-7 record. In their last challenge, Sammamish was routed by West Seattle (Seattle, WA), 57-38, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hurricanes encounter the Darrington Loggers (Darrington, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Mount Vernon Christian will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Loggers come into the challenge with a 0-3 record after their 40-31 non-league loss to Crosspoint (Bremerton, WA).