Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Calipatria Hornets (Calipatria, CA) and the host Holtville Vikings (Holtville, CA), saw Calipatria's basketball squad knock off Holtville by a count of 49-37.

With the victory, Calipatria upgrades its record to 13-3 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Southwest EC (El Centro, CA) to play the Eagles in a Desert challenge on Friday, January 19. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 2-14. Southwest EC lost 77-45 in their recent non-league challenge against Central (El Centro, CA)

Next up, the Vikings play the Brawley Wildcats (Brawley, CA) in a Desert challenge, on Friday, January 19. Holtville will attempt to upgrade on its 8-8 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 11-10 record after their 46-29 league win over Southwest EC (El Centro, CA).