The Yamhill-Carlton Tigers basketball squad (Yamhill, OR), was nudged 44-38 in Monday's non-league battle with the visiting Blanchet Catholic Cavaliers (Salem, OR)

With the victory, Blanchet Catholic advances its record to 4-3 on the year. The Cavaliers host Crane (Crane, OR) to meet the Mustangs in a non-league battle on Thursday, January 2. The Mustangs enter the battle with a record of 8-0.

The Tigers now own a 4-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Sheridan for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 2. Yamhill-Carlton will meet a Spartans squad coming off a 76-33 league loss to Taft (Lincoln City, OR). The Spartans record now stands at 2-3.