The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Johansen Vikings (Modesto, CA) and the visiting Lathrop Spartans (Lathrop, CA), observed Johansen's basketball team knock off Lathrop by a score of 57-40.

The Vikings (16-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Central Valley (Ceres, CA). The Hawks come into the challenge with a 3-5 record. In their last challenge, Central Valley knocked off Beyer (Modesto, CA), 71-29, in a league battle.

The Spartans now own a 7-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Beyer for a battle on Friday, January 23.