Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Piute Thunderbirds (Junction, UT) and the host Wendover Wildcats (Wendover, UT), saw Piute's basketball squad hold off Wendover by a tally of 56-51.

With the victory, Piute improves its record to 23-3 on the campaign. The Thunderbirds travel to Rich (Randolph, UT) to confront the Rebels in a non-league challenge on Friday, March 1. The Rebels come into the challenge with a record of 19-4. Rich won 71-38 in their recent non-league challenge against Milford (Milford, UT)

The Wildcats now own a 17-7 record. They play next when they travel to Milford for a non-league test on Friday, March 1. Wendover will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 71-38 non-league loss to Rich (Randolph, UT). The Tigers record now stands at 14-12.