The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA) and the host Los Banos Tigers (Los Banos, CA), observed El Capitan's basketball team edge Los Banos by a score of 53-50.

The Gauchos (17-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Merced (Merced, CA). The Bears come into the challenge with a 8-3 record. In their last challenge, Merced edged Golden Valley (Merced, CA), 71-28, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) in a challenge, on Friday, February 7. Los Banos will attempt to improve on its 4-4 season record.