The Montebello Oilers (Montebello, CA) basketball nipped the visiting San Gabriel Matadors (San Gabriel, CA), 49-44 in Friday's league test.

The Oilers (8-13) will now prepare for their test against Mark Keppel (Alhambra, CA). The Aztecs go into the Almont test with a 16-6 record. In their last test, Mark Keppel was tipped by Marlborough (Los Angeles, CA), 58-50, in a non-league test.

The Matadors now own a 4-11 record. They play next when they host Alhambra for a Almont contest on Tuesday, January 17. San Gabriel will meet a Moors team coming off a 49-31 league loss to Schurr (Montebello, CA). The Moors record now stands at 6-7.