The Orestimba Warriors basketball squad (Newman, CA), was nudged 49-43 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Los Banos Tigers (Los Banos, CA)

With the victory, Los Banos advances its record to 4-2 on the year. The Tigers host El Capitan (Merced, CA) to meet the Gauchos in a battle on Wednesday, January 29. The Gauchos enter the battle with a record of 14-2.

The Warriors now own a 2-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sonora for a battle on Friday, January 10. Orestimba will meet a Wildcats squad coming off a 47-45 league loss to Escalon (Escalon, CA). The Wildcats record now stands at 4-11.