The El Capitan Gauchos ran past the host Golden Valley Cougars basketball team by a final score of 44-34 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Gauchos face the Patterson Tigers (Patterson, CA) in a Central California Conference game, on Tuesday, January 31. El Capitan will attempt to move on its 18-5 season record. The Tigers enter the game with a 16-6 record after their 55-33 league win over Merced (Merced, CA).

With the defeat, Golden Valley moves to 12-13 on the year. The Cougars travel to Central Valley (Ceres, CA) to face the Hawks in a Central California Conference game on Thursday, February 2. The Hawks enter the game with a record of 1-18.