Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Palma Chieftains (Salinas, CA) and the host Gilroy Mustangs (Gilroy, CA), saw Palma's basketball squad knock off Gilroy by a score of 70-51.

With the victory, Palma improves its record to 8-8 on the campaign. The Chieftains travel to Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo, CA) to battle the Royals in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 21. The Royals come into the challenge with a record of 17-3. Mission Prep won 66-58 in their recent non-league challenge against Cabrillo (Lompoc, CA)

Next up, the Mustangs battle the Alisal Trojans (Salinas, CA) in a Tri-County challenge, on Friday, January 20. Gilroy will attempt to improve on its 5-11 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 4-11 record after their 60-55 league loss to North Salinas (Salinas, CA).