The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Mendota Aztecs (Mendota, CA) and the host Avenal Buccaneers (Avenal, CA), observed Mendota's basketball team overwhelm Avenal by a score of 62-13.

The Aztecs (15-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Firebaugh (Firebaugh, CA). The Eagles come into the West Sierra challenge with a 7-12 record. In their last challenge, Firebaugh was routed by Dos Palos (Dos Palos, CA), 74-62, in a league challenge.

Next up, the Buccaneers meet the Tranquillity Tigers (Tranquillity, CA) in a West Sierra battle, on Friday, January 23. Avenal will attempt to advance on its 1-19 season record. The Tigers enter the battle with a 9-12 record after their 58-39 league loss to Coalinga (Coalinga, CA).