The Garces Memorial Rams basketball team (Bakersfield, CA), was overwhelmed 75-52 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Liberty Patriots (Bakersfield, CA)

The Patriots now possess a 9-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Stockdale for a South Yosemite - River battle on Thursday, January 12. Liberty will battle a Mustangs team coming off a 67-63 league loss to Centennial (Bakersfield, CA). The Mustangs record now stands at 16-2.

The Rams (10-9) will now prepare for their battle against Frontier (Bakersfield, CA). The Titans come into the South Yosemite - River battle with a 7-11 record. In their last battle, Frontier was overwhelmed by Ridgeview (Bakersfield, CA), 72-70, in a non-league battle.