Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Ventura Cougars (Ventura, CA) and the host Rio Mesa Spartans (Oxnard, CA), saw Ventura's basketball squad wallop Rio Mesa by a tally of 52-18.

With the victory, Ventura improves its record to 15-8 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA) to confront the Dons in a Channel challenge on Tuesday, January 24. The Dons come into the challenge with a record of 2-16. Santa Barbara lost 67-47 in their recent league challenge against Oxnard (Oxnard, CA)

Next up, the Spartans confront the Oxnard Yellowjackets (Oxnard, CA) in a Channel challenge, on Tuesday, January 24. Rio Mesa will attempt to improve on its 8-15 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 15-7 record after their 67-47 league win over Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA).