The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Mariposa County Grizzlies (Mariposa, CA) and the visiting Gustine Reds (Gustine, CA), observed Mariposa County's basketball team edge Gustine by a score of 2-0.

The Grizzlies (6-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Waterford (Waterford, CA). The Wildcats come into the Southern League challenge with a 7-9 record. In their last challenge, Waterford edged Le Grand (Le Grand, CA), 82-25, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Reds encounter the Dos Palos Broncos (Dos Palos, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 6. Gustine will attempt to improve on its 0-4 season record. The Broncos come into the challenge with a 6-8 record after their 54-41 non-league win over Chowchilla (Chowchilla, CA).