California High School Basketball - Atwater can't hold off El Capitan
January 17, 2024: Atwater, CA 95301 The Atwater Falcons basketball team (Atwater, CA), was nudged 70-67 in Wednesday's league battle with the visiting El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA)
The Gauchos now sport a 12-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Central Valley for a Central California Conference bout on Friday, January 19. El Capitan will clash with a Hawks squad coming off a 64-36 league loss to Golden Valley (Merced, CA). The Hawks record now stands at 5-15.
Next up, the Falcons clash with the Venture Academy Mustangs (Stockton, CA) in a non-league bout, on Friday, January 19. Atwater will attempt to upgrade on its 10-10 season record. The Mustangs go into the bout with a 17-2 record after their 107-32 league win over Turlock Christian (Turlock, CA).