The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Kennedy Cougars (Sacramento, CA) and the host Grant Pacers (Sacramento, CA), observed Kennedy's basketball team overwhelm Grant by a score of 77-49.

The Cougars (6-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Destiny Christian Academy (Sacramento, CA). The Lions come into the challenge with a 13-3 record. In their last challenge, Destiny Christian Academy trounced Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, CA), 56-55, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pacers encounter the Natomas Nighthawks (Sacramento, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 11. Grant will attempt to improve on its 4-5 season record. The Nighthawks come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 57-33 league win over Rio Linda (Rio Linda, CA).