Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Central Valley Hawks (Ceres, CA) and the host Patterson Tigers (Patterson, CA), saw Central Valley's basketball squad hold off Patterson by a tally of 39-33.

With the victory, Central Valley improves its record to 2-3 on the campaign. The Hawks host Merced (Merced, CA) to confront the Bears in a challenge on Monday, January 8. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 15-4. Merced won 59-24 in their recent league challenge against El Capitan (Merced, CA)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Atwater Falcons (Atwater, CA) in a challenge, on Friday, January 5. Patterson will attempt to improve on its 0-8 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 59-45 league loss to Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA).