The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Mead Panthers (Spokane, WA) and the visiting Central Valley Bears (Spokane Valley, WA), observed Mead's basketball team edge Central Valley by a margin of 47-40.

The Panthers (5-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Mt. Spokane (Mead, WA). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 9-3 record. In their last challenge, Mt. Spokane was tipped by Lewis & Clark (Spokane, WA), 62-45, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears battle the Ridgeline Falcons (Liberty Lake, WA) in a challenge, on Friday, February 7. Central Valley will attempt to better on its 2-13 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 9-9 record after their 47-42 league win over Cheney (Cheney, WA).