The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Virginia City Muckers (Virginia City, NV) and the visiting Excel Christian Warriors (Sparks, NV), observed Virginia City's basketball team overwhelm Excel Christian by a score of 70-16.

The Muckers (9-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Coleville (Coleville, CA). The Wolves come into the 1A West challenge with a 2-5 record. In their last challenge, Coleville was routed by Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes, CA), 37-33, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Warriors encounter the Sage Ridge Scorpions (Reno, NV) in a 1A West challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Excel Christian will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Scorpions come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 68-40 non-league loss to Hug (Reno, NV).