The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Ventura Cougars (Ventura, CA) and the visiting San Marcos Royals (Santa Barbara, CA), observed Ventura's basketball team overwhelm San Marcos by a score of 70-31.

The Cougars (24-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Rio Mesa (Oxnard, CA). The Spartans come into the Channel challenge with a 10-14 record. In their last challenge, Rio Mesa was routed by Buena (Ventura, CA), 70-26, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Royals encounter the Dos Pueblos Chargers (Goleta, CA) in a Channel challenge, on Thursday, January 30. San Marcos will attempt to improve on its 8-14 season record. The Chargers come into the challenge with a 12-11 record after their 64-37 league win over Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA).