Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Piute Thunderbirds (Junction, UT) and the host Wendover Wildcats (Wendover, UT), saw Piute's basketball squad hold off Wendover by a tally of 65-62.

With the victory, Piute improves its record to 18-3 on the campaign.

Next up, the Wildcats confront the Manila Mustangs (Manila, UT) in a 1A Region 22 challenge, on Saturday, February 10. Wendover will attempt to improve on its 16-4 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 13-7 record after their 64-44 league win over Tintic (Eureka, UT).