The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Creswell Bulldogs (Creswell, OR) and the visiting Phoenix Pirates (Phoenix, OR), observed Creswell's basketball team edge Phoenix by a score of 60-59.

The Bulldogs (7-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Hidden Valley (Grants Pass, OR). The Mustangs come into the non-league challenge with a 4-4 record. In their last challenge, Hidden Valley was tipped by Ashland (Ashland, OR), 50-49, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the North Valley Knights (Grants Pass, OR) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Phoenix will attempt to improve on its 5-5 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 2-6 record after their 80-45 non-league loss to Dayton (Dayton, OR).