The Liberty Ranch Hawks basketball team (Galt, CA), was nudged 53-52 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Orestimba Warriors (Newman, CA)

The Warriors now possess a 8-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mariposa County for a battle on Tuesday, January 16. Orestimba will confront a Grizzlies team coming off a 60-29 league loss to Denair (Denair, CA). The Grizzlies record now stands at 0-5.

The Hawks (1-14) will now prepare for their battle against El Dorado (Placerville, CA). The Cougars come into the battle with a 6-6 record. In their last battle, El Dorado edged Union Mine (El Dorado, CA), 52-34, in a league battle.