The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Oakwood Hawks (Morgan Hill, CA) and the host Salinas Cowboys (Salinas, CA), observed Oakwood's basketball team overwhelm Salinas by a score of 73-48.

The Hawks (13-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Palma (Salinas, CA). The Chieftains come into the PCAL - Gabilan challenge with a 16-5 record. In their last challenge, Palma trounced Everett Alvarez (Salinas, CA), 71-34, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cowboys encounter the Alisal Trojans (Salinas, CA) in a PCAL - Gabilan challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Salinas will attempt to improve on its 3-17 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 14-6 record after their 66-59 league loss to Monterey (Monterey, CA).