Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Merced Bears (Merced, CA) and the visiting Central Valley Hawks (Ceres, CA), saw Merced's basketball squad knock off Central Valley by a count of 49-35.

With the victory, Merced upgrades its record to 4-2 on the campaign. The Bears host Patterson (Patterson, CA) to play the Tigers in a challenge on Thursday, January 26. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 1-0. Patterson won 48-23 in their recent league challenge against Merced (Merced, CA)