In Wednesday's league outing, the Warren Bears (Downey, CA) basketball squad edged the host Paramount Pirates (Paramount, CA), by a count of 61-54.

The Bears (14-6) will now prepare for their outing against Gahr (Cerritos, CA). The Gladiators go into the San Gabriel Valley outing with a 13-6 record. In their last outing, Gahr was tipped by Lynwood (Lynwood, CA), 87-84, in a league outing.

The Pirates now hold a 3-16 record. They take the field next when they travel to Dominguez for a San Gabriel Valley outing on Friday, January 21. Paramount will encounter a Dons squad coming off a 50-47 league loss to Downey (Downey, CA). The Dons record now stands at 9-11.