The Bishop O'Dowd Dragons basketball squad (Oakland, CA), was nudged 33-28 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Castro Valley Trojans (Castro Valley, CA)

With the victory, Castro Valley advances its record to 13-2 on the year. The Trojans travel to Alameda (Alameda, CA) to meet the Hornets in a battle on Wednesday, February 5. The Hornets enter the battle with a record of 3-7. Alameda won 44-17 in their recent league battle against San Leandro (San Leandro, CA)

The Dragons now own a 5-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Northgate for a non-league battle on Saturday, February 1. Bishop O'Dowd will meet a Broncos squad coming off a 46-33 league win over College Park (Pleasant Hill, CA). The Broncos record now stands at 13-4.