In Thursday's league outing, the Stayton Eagles (Stayton, OR) basketball squad nipped the visiting Cascade Cougars (Turner, OR), by a margin of 49-46.

The Eagles (14-4) will now prepare for their outing against Newport (Newport, OR). The Cubs go into the 4A Oregon West outing with a 4-15 record. In their last outing, Newport got by Sweet Home (Sweet Home, OR), 39-36, in a league outing.

The Cougars now own a 13-7 record. They play next when they host North Marion for a 4A Oregon West outing on Monday, February 12. Cascade will clash with a Huskies squad coming off a 54-27 league loss to Philomath (Philomath, OR). The Huskies record now stands at 9-12.