The Elk Grove Thundering Herd (Elk Grove, CA) basketball edged the host Laguna Creek Cardinals (Elk Grove, CA), 45-39 in Wednesday's league bout.

The Thundering Herd now possess a 12-4 record. They play next when they host Monterey Trail for a bout on Friday, January 10. Elk Grove will play a Mustangs team coming off a 66-63 league loss to Sheldon (Sacramento, CA). The Mustangs record now stands at 4-5.

With the loss, Laguna Creek falls to 10-5 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Monterey Trail (Elk Grove, CA) to play the Mustangs in a bout on Wednesday, January 15. The Mustangs go into the bout with a record of 4-6. Monterey Trail lost 50-31 in their recent league bout against Elk Grove (Elk Grove, CA)