The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Riverdale Cowboys (Riverdale, CA) and the host Avenal Buccaneers (Avenal, CA), observed Riverdale's basketball team edge Avenal by a score of 34-31.

The Cowboys (10-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Caruthers (Caruthers, CA). The Blue Raiders come into the Northwest Sequoia challenge with a 10-4 record. In their last challenge, Caruthers was tipped by Ventura (Ventura, CA), 42-34, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Buccaneers battle the Dos Palos Broncos (Dos Palos, CA) in a West Sierra challenge, on Friday, January 10. Avenal will attempt to improve on its 6-5 season record. The Broncos come into the challenge with a 4-8 record after their 41-15 non-league win over Turlock Christian (Turlock, CA).