Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Taft Wildcats (Taft, CA) and the host Shafter Generals (Shafter, CA), saw Taft's basketball squad hold off Shafter by a tally of 46-42.

With the victory, Taft improves its record to 13-6 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to McFarland (McFarland, CA) to confront the Cougars in a challenge on Wednesday, February 1. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 9-10.

Next up, the Generals confront the McFarland Cougars (McFarland, CA) in a challenge, on Monday, January 30. Shafter will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record.