The Sheldon Irish nipped the host Thurston Colts basketball squad by a final score of 60-59 in Friday's non-league outing.

Next, the Irish clash with the Lake Oswego Lakers (Lake Oswego, OR) in a non-league outing, on Tuesday, January 7. Sheldon will attempt to upgrade on its 7-5 season record. The Lakers enter the outing with a 4-3 record after their 66-57 non-league loss to South Eugene (Eugene, OR).

The Colts (8-2) will now prepare for their outing against Mountain View (Bend, OR). The Cougars enter the non-league outing with a 4-4 record. In their last outing, Mountain View got by Scappoose (Scappoose, OR), 62-59, in a non-league outing.