The San Gabriel Matadors (San Gabriel, CA) basketball nipped the host Bell Gardens Lancers (Bell Gardens, CA), 49-42 in Friday's league test.

The Matadors (12-11) will now prepare for their test against Montebello (Montebello, CA). The Oilers go into the Almont test with a 5-21 record. In their last test, Montebello was tipped by Alhambra (Alhambra, CA), 60-55, in a league test.

The Lancers now own a 5-20 record. They play next when they host Mark Keppel for a Almont test on Tuesday, January 31. Bell Gardens will encounter a Aztecs squad coming off a 54-47 league loss to Schurr (Montebello, CA). The Aztecs record now stands at 17-8.