Washington Patriots (Tacoma, WA) backers were pleased Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the visiting Fife Trojans (Fife, WA), 59-49 in a league bout.

With the victory, Washington upgrades its record to 3-18 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Franklin Pierce (Tacoma, WA) to play the Cardinals in a 2A South Puget Sound bout on Friday, February 9. The Cardinals come into the bout with a record of 14-5. Franklin Pierce won 67-65 in their recent league bout against White River (Buckley, WA)

Next up, the Trojans play the Orting Cardinals (Orting, WA) in a 2A South Puget Sound bout, on Friday, February 9. Fife will attempt to upgrade on its 4-15 season record. The Cardinals come into the bout with a 6-12 record after their 57-40 league loss to Clover Park (Lakewood, WA).