The Oakland Wildcats routed the visiting Castlemont Knights basketball team by a final score of 73-52 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the San Leandro Pirates (San Leandro, CA) in a non-league game, on Monday, January 22. Oakland will attempt to move on its 12-6 season record. The Pirates enter the game with a 5-12 record after their 71-22 non-league loss to James Logan (Union City, CA).

With the defeat, Castlemont moves to 13-5 on the year. The Knights host KIPP King (San Lorenzo, CA) to face the Lions in a non-league game on Saturday, January 20. The Lions enter the game with a record of 7-2.