Waitsburg Cardinals (Waitsburg, WA) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Yakama Nation Tribal Eagles (Toppenish, WA), 55-43 in a league bout.

With the win, Waitsburg upgrades its record to 6-10 on the season.

Next up, the Eagles play the Touchet Redhawks (Touchet, WA) in a 1B Southeast bout, on Saturday, February 3. Yakama Nation Tribal will attempt to upgrade on its 6-11 season record. The Redhawks go into the bout with a 4-12 record after their 54-21 league loss to Garfield-Palouse (Palouse, WA).