Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Durham Trojans (Durham, CA) and the host East Nicolaus Spartans (Nicolaus, CA), saw Durham's basketball squad knock off East Nicolaus by a count of 36-27.

With the victory, Durham upgrades its record to 15-6 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to Willows (Willows, CA) to play the Honkers in a challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Honkers come into the challenge with a record of 13-6. Willows won 54-25 in their recent league challenge against Pierce (Arbuckle, CA)

Next up, the Spartans play the Colusa RedHawks (Colusa, CA) in a challenge, on Tuesday, January 30. East Nicolaus will attempt to upgrade on its 4-15 season record. The RedHawks come into the challenge with a 18-4 record after their 44-31 league win over Paradise (Paradise, CA).