The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Sierra Timberwolves (Manteca, CA) and the visiting Patterson Tigers (Patterson, CA), observed Sierra's basketball team edge Patterson by a score of 44-37.

The Timberwolves (8-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Oakdale (Oakdale, CA). The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 7-6 record. In their last challenge, Oakdale edged Manteca (Manteca, CA), 63-54, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Central Catholic Raiders (Modesto, CA) in a challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Patterson will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 8-4 record after their 78-32 non-league win over Calaveras (San Andreas, CA).