The Willows Honkers basketball squad (Willows, CA), was nudged 58-52 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting East Nicolaus Spartans (Nicolaus, CA)

With the victory, East Nicolaus advances its record to 8-10 on the year. The Spartans travel to Paradise (Paradise, CA) to meet the Bobcats in a Sacramento Valley battle on Tuesday, January 21. The Bobcats enter the battle with a record of 11-4.

The Honkers now own a 1-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Winters for a Sacramento Valley battle on Friday, January 17. Willows will meet a Warriors squad coming off a 71-36 league loss to Durham (Durham, CA). The Warriors record now stands at 4-6.