The Holtville Vikings (Holtville, CA) basketball felled the visiting Southwest EC Eagles (El Centro, CA), 43-30 in Friday's league test.

The Vikings (8-7) will now prepare for their test against Calipatria (Calipatria, CA). The Hornets go into the Desert test with a 12-3 record. In their last test, Calipatria thwarted Brawley (Brawley, CA), 54-51, in a league test.

The Eagles now own a 2-12 record. They play next when they travel to Brawley for a Desert test on Tuesday, January 16. Southwest EC will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 54-51 league loss to Calipatria (Calipatria, CA). The Wildcats record now stands at 10-10.