Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs (Petaluma, CA) and the host Rancho Cotate Cougars (Rohnert Park, CA), saw St. Vincent de Paul's basketball squad hold off Rancho Cotate by a tally of 45-39.

With the victory, St. Vincent de Paul improves its record to 10-3 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Sonoma Academy (Santa Rosa, CA) to confront the Coyotes in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 16. The Coyotes come into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Sonoma Academy lost 39-37 in their recent league challenge against Grace Christian Academy (Santa Rosa, CA)

Next up, the Cougars confront the Ukiah Wildcats (Ukiah, CA) in a challenge, on Wednesday, January 25. Rancho Cotate will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record.