The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Carmel Padres (Carmel, CA) and the visiting Salinas Cowboys (Salinas, CA), observed Carmel's basketball team overwhelm Salinas by a score of 69-43.

The Padres (9-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Everett Alvarez (Salinas, CA). The Eagles come into the PCAL - Gabilan challenge with a 5-11 record. In their last challenge, Everett Alvarez was routed by Alisal (Salinas, CA), 73-42, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cowboys battle the Pacific Grove Breakers (Pacific Grove, CA) in a PCAL - Gabilan challenge, on Thursday, January 23. Salinas will attempt to improve on its 3-13 season record. The Breakers come into the challenge with a 7-8 record after their 67-62 league loss to Palma (Salinas, CA).