Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Bear River Bruins (Grass Valley, CA) and the host Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos (Lincoln, CA), saw Bear River's basketball squad hold off Twelve Bridges by a tally of 41-39.

With the victory, Bear River improves its record to 3-5 on the campaign. The Bruins host Wheatland (Wheatland, CA) to confront the Pirates in a challenge on Wednesday, January 17. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 3-2.

Next up, the Raging Rhinos confront the Wheatland Pirates (Wheatland, CA) in a challenge, on Wednesday, January 10. Twelve Bridges will attempt to improve on its 6-10 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 57-29 league win over Sutter (Sutter, CA).