The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Marquez Gladiators (Huntington Park, CA) and the visiting Sotomayor Wolves (Los Angeles, CA), observed Marquez's basketball team knock off Sotomayor by a score of 61-50.

The Gladiators (10-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Elizabeth (Cudahy, CA). The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 0-4 record. In their last challenge, Elizabeth dropped by Maywood CES (Maywood, CA), 53-18, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Wolves encounter the Maywood CES Wolfpack (Maywood, CA) in a challenge, on Thursday, January 30. Sotomayor will attempt to improve on its 8-10 season record. The Wolfpack come into the challenge with a 7-1 record after their 60-49 league win over Torres (Los Angeles, CA).