Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the McFarland Cougars (McFarland, CA) and the host Shafter Generals (Shafter, CA), saw McFarland's basketball squad hold off Shafter by a count of 47-41.

With the victory, McFarland upgrades its record to 12-6 on the campaign. The Cougars host Taft (Taft, CA) to play the Wildcats in a challenge on Wednesday, February 1. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 0-3. Taft lost 38-27 in their recent league challenge against McFarland (McFarland, CA)