The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Firebaugh Falcons (Lynwood, CA) and the host Paramount Pirates (Paramount, CA), observed Firebaugh's basketball team knock off Paramount by a score of 61-53.

The Falcons (5-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Downey (Downey, CA). The Vikings come into the San Gabriel Valley challenge with a 16-9 record. In their last challenge, Downey prevailed over Norwalk (Norwalk, CA), 56-49, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Warren Bears (Downey, CA) in a San Gabriel Valley challenge, on Wednesday, January 29. Paramount will attempt to improve on its 4-21 season record. The Bears come into the challenge with a 13-10 record after their 59-53 league win over Bellflower (Bellflower, CA).