Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA) and the host Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA), saw El Capitan's basketball squad wallop Golden Valley by a tally of 58-14.

With the victory, El Capitan improves its record to 23-0 on the campaign. The Gauchos host Patterson (Patterson, CA) to confront the Tigers in a challenge on Tuesday, January 31. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 2-5.

Next up, the Cougars confront the Merced Bears (Merced, CA) in a challenge, on Thursday, February 9. Golden Valley will attempt to improve on its 0-6 season record.