In Tuesday's league outing, the North Eugene Highlanders (Eugene, OR) basketball squad beat the visiting Thurston Colts (Springfield, OR), by a count of 53-35.

The Highlanders (12-10) will now prepare for their outing against Ashland (Ashland, OR). The Grizzlies go into the 5A Midwestern outing with a 2-17 record. In their last outing, Ashland was topped by Eagle Point (Eagle Point, OR), 91-37, in a league outing.

The Colts now hold a 6-14 record. They play next when they travel to Eagle Point for a 5A Midwestern outing on Friday, February 16. Thurston will clash with a Eagles squad coming off a 91-37 league win over Ashland (Ashland, OR). The Eagles record now stands at 9-11.