Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Catlin Gabel Eagles (Portland, OR) and the host Taft Tigers (Lincoln City, OR), saw Catlin Gabel's basketball squad overcome Taft by a tally of 74-57.

With the victory, Catlin Gabel improves its record to 7-3 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to De La Salle North Catholic (Portland, OR) to confront the Knights in a 3A Lewis & Clark challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 6-2. De La Salle North Catholic lost 51-48 in their recent non-league challenge against R.A. Long (Longview, WA)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Dayton Pirates (Dayton, OR) in a 3A PacWest challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. Taft will attempt to improve on its 4-7 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 10-1 record after their 46-31 non-league win over Western Christian (Salem, OR).