The Monta Vista Matadors basketball squad (Cupertino, CA), was nudged 45-41 in Wednesday's league battle with the visiting Fremont Firebirds (Sunnyvale, CA)

With the victory, Fremont advances its record to 5-6 on the year. The Firebirds travel to FAME (Fremont, CA) to meet the Panthers in a Freelance battle on Thursday, January 9. The Panthers enter the battle with a record of 2-2.

The Matadors now own a 9-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Santa Clara for a Santa Clara Valley - El Camino battle on Friday, January 10. Monta Vista will meet a Bruins squad coming off a 62-49 league loss to Lynbrook (San Jose, CA). The Bruins record now stands at 1-10.