The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Murrieta Mesa Rams (Murrieta, CA) and the host Murrieta Valley Nighthawks (Murrieta, CA), observed Murrieta Mesa's basketball team knock off Murrieta Valley by a score of 66-48.

The Rams (11-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Temecula Valley (Temecula, CA). The Golden Bears come into the challenge with a 8-5 record. In their last challenge, Temecula Valley was knocked off by Chaparral (Temecula, CA), 52-44, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Nighthawks encounter the Vista Murrieta Broncos (Murrieta, CA) in a challenge, on Wednesday, January 15. Murrieta Valley will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Broncos come into the challenge with a 9-6 record after their 66-51 league loss to Great Oak (Temecula, CA).