The Liberty Christian Patriots (Richland, WA) basketball edged the visiting Riverside Christian Crusaders (Yakima, WA), 39-34 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Patriots now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they host Sunnyside Christian for a 1B Southeast bout on Friday, December 13.

With the loss, Riverside Christian falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Crusaders host Touchet (Touchet, WA) to play the Redhawks in a non-league bout on Friday, December 6. The Redhawks go into the bout with a record of 0-1. Touchet lost 68-5 in their recent league bout against Sunnyside Christian (Sunnyside, WA)