The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Fontana Steelers (Fontana, CA) and the host Carter Lions (Rialto, CA), observed Fontana's basketball team edge Carter by a score of 37-35.

The Steelers (14-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Summit (Fontana, CA). The SkyHawks come into the Sunkist challenge with a 16-4 record. In their last challenge, Summit edged Eisenhower (Rialto, CA), 69-10, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions encounter the Arroyo Valley Hawks (San Bernardino, CA) in a non-league bout, on Friday, January 24. Carter will attempt to move on its 15-5 season record. The Hawks go into the bout with a 11-11 record after their 31-17 league win over Kaiser (Fontana, CA).