In Thursday's non-league match, the host Bickleton Pirates basketball team scored a tight 56-49 triumph over the Klickitat Vandals.

In their next game, the Pirates meet the Trout Lake Mustangs (Trout Lake, WA) in a 1B Greater Columbia Gorge match, on Friday, January 6. Bickleton will attempt to better on its 2-2 season record. The Mustangs enter the match with a 1-2 record after their 75-21 league loss to Sunnyside Christian (Sunnyside, WA).

With the defeat, Klickitat moves to 3-4 on the year. The Vandals travel to Yakama Tribal (Toppenish, WA) to meet the Eagles in a 1B Greater Columbia Gorge match on Friday, January 6. The Eagles enter the match with a record of 3-1. Yakama Tribal lost 65-46 in their recent non-league match against Lakeside (Seattle, WA)