Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) and the host Atwater Falcons (Atwater, CA), saw Golden Valley's basketball squad overcome Atwater by a tally of 51-38.

With the victory, Golden Valley improves its record to 11-8 on the campaign. The Cougars host El Capitan (Merced, CA) to confront the Gauchos in a challenge on Wednesday, January 31. The Gauchos come into the challenge with a record of 1-5. El Capitan lost 37-34 in their recent league challenge against Atwater (Atwater, CA)

Next up, the Falcons confront the Central Valley Hawks (Ceres, CA) in a challenge, on Wednesday, January 31. Atwater will attempt to improve on its 11-12 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 3-7 record after their 62-51 league win over Patterson (Patterson, CA).