The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Gahr Gladiators (Cerritos, CA) and the host Marquez Gladiators (Huntington Park, CA), observed Gahr's basketball team knock off Marquez by a score of 70-52.

The Gladiators (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Mayfair (Lakewood, CA). The Monsoons come into the challenge with a 14-3 record. In their last challenge, Mayfair prevailed over Jordan (Long Beach, CA), 76-64, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Gladiators encounter the Sotomayor Wolves (Los Angeles, CA) in a challenge, on Monday, January 27. Marquez will attempt to improve on its 9-7 season record. The Wolves come into the challenge with a 8-9 record after their 70-21 league win over Torres (Los Angeles, CA).