The Albany Cougars (Albany, CA) basketball nipped the host El Cerrito Gauchos (El Cerrito, CA), 55-49 in Friday's league test.

The Cougars (12-6) will now prepare for their test against Skyline (Oakland, CA). The Titans go into the non-league test with a 7-8 record. In their last test, Skyline was tipped by Oakland (Oakland, CA), 62-51, in a league test.

The Gauchos now own a 6-11 record. They play next when they travel to Ygnacio Valley for a non-league test on Monday, January 15. El Cerrito will encounter a Wolves squad coming off a 89-56 league win over Alhambra (Martinez, CA). The Wolves record now stands at 13-5.