The Durham Trojans (Durham, CA) basketball nipped the host Willows Honkers (Willows, CA), 56-52 in Friday's league test.

The Trojans (7-16) will now prepare for their test against East Nicolaus (Nicolaus, CA). The Spartans go into the Sacramento Valley test with a 8-13 record. In their last test, East Nicolaus was tipped by Hamilton (Hamilton City, CA), 50-42, in a league test.

The Honkers now own a 9-15 record. They play next when they travel to Pierce for a Sacramento Valley contest on Wednesday, February 13. Willows will battle a Bears team coming off a 60-35 league loss to Live Oak (Live Oak, CA). The Bears record now stands at 15-6.