White River Hornets (Buckley, WA) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the visiting Fife Trojans (Fife, WA), 64-55 in a league bout.

With the victory, White River upgrades its record to 10-7 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Franklin Pierce (Tacoma, WA) to play the Cardinals in a 2A South Puget Sound bout on Tuesday, February 7. The Cardinals come into the bout with a record of 10-7. Franklin Pierce lost 57-48 in their recent league bout against Enumclaw (Enumclaw, WA)

Next up, the Trojans play the Washington Patriots (Tacoma, WA) in a 2A South Puget Sound bout, on Tuesday, February 7. Fife will attempt to upgrade on its 3-15 season record. The Patriots come into the bout with a 2-14 record after their 79-37 league loss to Foss (Tacoma, WA).