Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Central Spartans (El Centro, CA) and the visiting Southwest EC Eagles (El Centro, CA), saw Central's basketball squad hold off Southwest EC by a count of 73-69.

With the victory, Central upgrades its record to 10-9 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Imperial (Imperial, CA) to play the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 27. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 3-14. Imperial lost 66-48 in their recent league challenge against Palo Verde Valley (Blythe, CA)

Next up, the Eagles play the Palo Verde Valley Yellowjackets (Blythe, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 27. Southwest EC will attempt to upgrade on its 12-10 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 11-9 record after their 66-48 league win over Imperial (Imperial, CA).