Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Colusa RedHawks (Colusa, CA) and the host East Nicolaus Spartans (Nicolaus, CA), saw Colusa's basketball squad hold off East Nicolaus by a tally of 65-63.

With the victory, Colusa improves its record to 6-3 on the campaign. The RedHawks travel to Valley Christian (Roseville, CA) to confront the Lions in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 6. The Lions come into the challenge with a record of 3-5. Valley Christian won 52-48 in their recent league challenge against Sacramento Adventist (Carmichael, CA)

Next up, the Spartans confront the Williams Yellowjackets (Williams, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 5. East Nicolaus will attempt to improve on its 8-2 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 5-3 record after their 40-19 non-league win over Corning (Corning, CA).