The Naches Valley Rangers (Naches, WA) basketball edged the host Royal Knights (Royal City, WA), 52-45 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Rangers now possess a 15-4 record. They play next when they host Connell for a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 4. Naches Valley will play a Eagles team coming off a 48-29 league win over Wahluke (Mattawa, WA). The Eagles record now stands at 6-13.

With the loss, Royal falls to 10-8 on the campaign. The Knights host Kiona-Benton (Benton City, WA) to play the Bears in a 1A South Central - East bout on Tuesday, February 4. The Bears go into the bout with a record of 7-12. Kiona-Benton won 52-29 in their recent league bout against College Place (College Place, WA)