The Estacada Rangers (Estacada, OR) basketball nipped the host Molalla Indians (Molalla, OR), 44-43 in Tuesday's league test.

The Rangers (9-10) will now prepare for their test against Crook County (Prineville, OR). The Cowboys go into the 4A Tri-Valley test with a 10-8 record. In their last test, Crook County was tipped by Gladstone (Gladstone, OR), 61-53, in a league test.

The Indians now own a 3-14 record. They play next when they travel to Madras for a 4A Tri-Valley test on Thursday, February 16. Molalla will encounter a White Buffaloes squad coming off a 70-62 league win over The Dalles (The Dalles, OR). The White Buffaloes record now stands at 12-9.