The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Justin Garza Guardians (Fresno, CA) and the visiting McLane Highlanders (Fresno, CA), observed Justin Garza's basketball team overwhelm McLane by a score of 45-19.

The Guardians (7-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Central (Fresno, CA). The Grizzlies come into the non-league challenge with a 14-3 record. In their last challenge, Central trounced Buchanan (Clovis, CA), 61-50, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Highlanders encounter the Madera South Stallions (Madera, CA) in a North Yosemite challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. McLane will attempt to improve on its 6-13 season record. The Stallions come into the challenge with a 10-9 record after their 38-29 non-league loss to Torres (Madera, CA).