The El Cerrito Gauchos basketball squad (El Cerrito, CA), was outscored 43-30 in Friday's league battle with the host Hercules Titans (Hercules, CA)

With the victory, Hercules advances its record to 8-7 on the year. The Titans host Richmond (Richmond, CA) to meet the Oilers in a battle on Wednesday, January 22. The Oilers enter the battle with a record of 0-1. Richmond lost 2-0 in their recent non-league battle against Tennyson (Hayward, CA)

The Gauchos now own a 0-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Tennyson for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 25. El Cerrito will meet a Lancers squad coming off a 49-32 league loss to Mt. Eden (Hayward, CA). The Lancers record now stands at 4-11.