The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Hoover Tornados (Glendale, CA) and the visiting Muir Mustangs (Pasadena, CA), observed Hoover's basketball team edge Muir by a score of 42-38.

The Tornados (8-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta, CA). The Falcons come into the Pacific challenge with a 11-7 record. In their last challenge, Crescenta Valley was tipped by Burroughs (Burbank, CA), 55-50, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Mustangs battle the Glendale Nitros (Glendale, CA) in a Pacific challenge, on Friday, January 24. Muir will attempt to improve on its 6-12 season record. The Nitros come into the challenge with a 9-9 record after their 49-28 league loss to Burbank (Burbank, CA).