Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Pierce Bears (Arbuckle, CA) and the visiting Paradise Bobcats (Paradise, CA), saw Pierce's basketball squad hold off Paradise by a count of 43-37.

With the victory, Pierce upgrades its record to 10-11 on the campaign. The Bears travel to East Nicolaus (Nicolaus, CA) to play the Spartans in a challenge on Wednesday, January 25. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 14-5. East Nicolaus won 44-26 in their recent league challenge against Willows (Willows, CA)

Next up, the Bobcats play the Durham Trojans (Durham, CA) in a challenge, on Wednesday, January 25. Paradise will attempt to upgrade on its 6-11 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 4-11 record after their 43-31 league win over Live Oak (Live Oak, CA).