The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Hermiston Bulldogs (Hermiston, WA) and the visiting Kennewick Lions (Kennewick, WA), observed Hermiston's basketball team edge Kennewick by a margin of 56-55.

The Bulldogs (4-13) will now prepare for their challenge against Southridge (Kennewick, WA). The Suns come into the non-league challenge with a 7-10 record. In their last challenge, Southridge was tipped by Chiawana (Pasco, WA), 72-56, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions battle the Kamiakin Braves (Kennewick, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 8. Kennewick will attempt to better on its 3-14 season record. The Braves come into the challenge with a 14-2 record after their 68-22 non-league win over Hermiston (Hermiston, WA).