Fans at Friday's league challenge between the St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins (Vallejo, CA) and the host Pinole Valley Spartans (Pinole, CA), saw St. Patrick-St. Vincent's basketball squad hold off Pinole Valley by a tally of 43-37.

With the victory, St. Patrick-St. Vincent improves its record to 9-5 on the campaign. The Bruins host Napa Christian (Napa, CA) to confront the Knights in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 21. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 7-1. Napa Christian won 60-46 in their recent non-league challenge against Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, CA)

Next up, the Spartans confront the De Anza Dons (El Sobrante, CA) in a challenge, on Tuesday, January 31. Pinole Valley will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record.