The Valley Christian Defenders basketball team (Cerritos, CA), was nudged 66-64 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Heritage Christian Warriors (Northridge, CA)

The Warriors now possess a 14-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Maranatha for a battle on Friday, January 26. Heritage Christian will confront a Minutemen team coming off a 76-54 league loss to Village Christian (Sun Valley, CA). The Minutemen record now stands at 1-8.

The Defenders (0-5) will now prepare for their battle against Mayfair (Lakewood, CA). The Monsoons come into the non-league battle with a 11-13 record. In their last battle, Mayfair was nudged by La Mirada (La Mirada, CA), 64-37, in a league battle.