Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Caruthers Blue Raiders (Caruthers, CA) and the visiting Heritage Patriots (Brentwood, CA), saw Caruthers's basketball squad wallop Heritage by a tally of 62-37.

With the victory, Caruthers improves its record to 15-6 on the campaign. The Blue Raiders host Sierra (Tollhouse, CA) to confront the Chieftains in a Northwest Sequoia challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Chieftains come into the challenge with a record of 17-7. Sierra won 69-28 in their recent league test against Yosemite (Oakhurst, CA)

The Patriots now own a 13-8 record. They play next when they travel to Deer Valley for a Bay Valley test on Tuesday, January 30. Heritage will encounter a Wolverines squad coming off a 56-25 league loss to Pittsburg (Pittsburg, CA). The Wolverines record now stands at 1-10.