The El Capitan Gauchos tipped the host Buhach Colony Thunder basketball team by a final score of 42-40 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Gauchos face the Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) in a Central California Conference game, on Thursday, January 26. El Capitan will attempt to move on its 17-5 season record. The Cougars enter the game with a 12-12 record after their 54-22 league loss to Atwater (Atwater, CA).

With the defeat, Buhach Colony moves to 7-12 on the year. The Thunder travel to Central Valley (Ceres, CA) to face the Hawks in a Central California Conference game on Saturday, January 28. The Hawks enter the game with a record of 1-18. Central Valley lost 65-25 in their recent league game against Atwater (Atwater, CA)