The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Marysville Indians (Marysville, CA) and the visiting Wheatland Pirates (Wheatland, CA), observed Marysville's basketball team overwhelm Wheatland by a score of 72-37.

The Indians (15-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Bear River (Grass Valley, CA). The Bruins come into the Pioneer Valley League challenge with a 10-11 record. In their last challenge, Bear River was routed by Colfax (Colfax, CA), 79-51, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Center Cougars (Antelope, CA) in a Pioneer Valley League challenge, on Wednesday, January 29. Wheatland will attempt to improve on its 6-14 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 8-13 record after their 87-61 league loss to Lincoln (Lincoln, CA).