Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Salem Academy Crusaders (Salem, OR) and the visiting Trinity Lutheran Saints (Bend, OR), saw Salem Academy's basketball squad overcome Trinity Lutheran by a tally of 40-24.

With the victory, Salem Academy improves its record to 2-0 on the campaign. The Crusaders travel to Willamina (Willamina, OR) to confront the Bulldogs in a 2A Tri-River challenge on Friday, January 6. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 1-0.