The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Strathmore Spartans (Strathmore, CA) and the visiting Granite Hills Grizzlies (Porterville, CA), observed Strathmore's basketball team overwhelm Granite Hills by a score of 65-19.

The Spartans (12-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Mission Oak (Tulare, CA). The Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 10-11 record. In their last challenge, Mission Oak was routed by Bullard (Fresno, CA), 74-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Grizzlies battle the Woodlake Tigers (Woodlake, CA) in a East Sequoia - Sequoia challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Granite Hills will attempt to improve on its 5-12 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 7-12 record after their 66-21 league loss to Corcoran (Corcoran, CA).