Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the South Wasco County Redsides (Maupin, OR) and the visiting North Lake Cowboys (Silver Lake, OR), saw South Wasco County's basketball squad hold off North Lake by a tally of 48-44.

With the victory, South Wasco County improves its record to 8-2 on the campaign. The Redsides travel to Lyle (Lyle, WA) to confront the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, January 4. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 0-1.

Next up, the Cowboys confront the Crane Mustangs (Crane, OR) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 7. North Lake will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 9-1 record after their 53-20 non-league win over Powder Valley (North Powder, OR).