The Richmond Oilers basketball squad (Richmond, CA), was crushed 109-22 in Tuesday's league battle with the host El Cerrito Gauchos (El Cerrito, CA)

With the victory, El Cerrito advances its record to 7-5 on the year. The Gauchos travel to Pinole Valley (Pinole, CA) to encounter the Spartans in a non-league test on Thursday, January 9. The Spartans come into the test with a record of 6-8. Pinole Valley won 53-52 in their recent league test against Bethel (Vallejo, CA)

The Oilers (1-5) will now prepare for their test against Kennedy (Richmond, CA). The Eagles come into the Tri-County - Stone test with a 5-11 record. In their last test, Kennedy was routed by Hercules (Hercules, CA), 54-44, in a league test.