The Williams Yellowjackets (Williams, CA) basketball nipped the host Maxwell Panthers (Maxwell, CA), 45-43 in Friday's league test.

The Yellowjackets (5-12) will now prepare for their test against Hamilton (Hamilton City, CA). The Braves go into the Mid-Valley test with a 3-9 record. In their last test, Hamilton was tipped by Biggs (Biggs, CA), 69-49, in a league test.

The Panthers now own a 7-10 record. They play next when they host CORE Butte for a Mid-Valley test on Tuesday, January 16. Maxwell will encounter a Lynx squad coming off a 58-38 league loss to Los Molinos (Los Molinos, CA). The Lynx record now stands at 3-10.