The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the La Grande Tigers (La Grande, OR) and the visiting Pendleton Buckaroos (Pendleton, OR), observed La Grande's basketball squad run past Pendleton by a count of 72-62.

With the victory, La Grande advances its record to 13-9 on the year.

The Buckaroos now own a 13-12 record. They put it on the line next when they host Ontario for a 4A Greater Oregon battle on Tuesday, February 24. Pendleton will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 81-56 league loss to Baker (Baker City, OR). The Tigers record now stands at 4-19.