The Vale Vikings basketball team (Vale, OR), was nudged 65-61 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Ontario Tigers (Ontario, OR)
The Tigers now possess a 5-17 record. They put it on the line next when they host Nampa for a non-league battle on Thursday, February 7. Ontario will confront a Bulldogs team coming off a 58-55 league loss to Bishop Kelly (Boise, ID). The Bulldogs record now stands at 11-6.
The Vikings (6-17) will now prepare for their battle against Irrigon (Irrigon, OR). The Knights come into the 3A Eastern Oregon battle with a 9-17 record. In their last battle, Irrigon was nudged by Nyssa (Nyssa, OR), 57-42, in a league battle.