Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Widefield Gladiators (Colorado Springs, CO) and the visiting Mitchell Marauders (Colorado Springs, CO), saw Widefield's basketball squad trounce Mitchell by a score of 78-34.

With the victory, Widefield improves its record to 7-3 on the campaign. The Gladiators travel to Coronado (Colorado Springs, CO) to battle the Cougars in a 4A Colorado Springs Metro challenge on Saturday, January 12. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 4-5. Coronado lost 36-24 in their recent league challenge against Sierra (Colorado Springs, CO)

Next up, the Marauders battle the Wasson Thunderbirds (Colorado Springs, CO) in a 4A Colorado Springs Metro challenge, on Saturday, January 12. Mitchell will attempt to improve on its 3-7 season record. The Thunderbirds come into the challenge with a 9-1 record after their 85-20 league win over Woodland Park (Woodland Park, CO).