Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Valdez Buccaneers (Valdez, AK) and the host Galena Hawks (Galena, AK), saw Valdez's basketball squad knock off Galena by a tally of 56-36.

With the victory, Valdez improves its record to 18-7 on the campaign. The Buccaneers travel to Monroe Catholic (Fairbanks, AK) to play the Rams in a non-league challenge on Friday, March 8. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 21-4. Monroe Catholic won 55-9 in their recent non-league challenge against Delta (Delta Junction, AK)

Next up, the Hawks play the Ben Eielson Ravens (Eielson AFB, AK) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, March 8. Galena will attempt to improve on its 9-9 season record. The Ravens come into the challenge with a 4-19 record after their 44-16 non-league loss to Delta (Delta Junction, AK).