In Friday's league outing, the Western Christian Pioneers (Salem, OR) basketball squad beat the visiting Colton Vikings (Colton, OR), by a count of 54-44.

The Pioneers (21-1) will now prepare for their outing against Colton (Colton, OR). The Vikings go into the 2A Tri-River outing with a 14-7 record. In their last outing, Colton defeated Salem Academy (Salem, OR), 39-36, in a league outing.

The Vikings now hold a 14-8 record. They play next when they travel to Western Christian for a 2A Tri-River outing on Friday, February 2. Colton will clash with a Pioneers squad coming off a 76-20 league win over Santiam (Mill City, OR). The Pioneers record now stands at 20-1.