Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) and the visiting Central Valley Hawks (Ceres, CA), saw Golden Valley's basketball squad hold off Central Valley by a count of 46-40.

With the victory, Golden Valley upgrades its record to 13-7 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Patterson (Patterson, CA) to play the Tigers in a challenge on Friday, January 19. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 0-14. Patterson lost 64-23 in their recent league challenge against Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA)

Next up, the Hawks play the Patterson Tigers (Patterson, CA) in a challenge, on Monday, January 22. Central Valley will attempt to upgrade on its 2-5 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 0-15 record after their 58-26 league loss to Golden Valley (Merced, CA).