The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Monta Vista Matadors (Cupertino, CA) and the visiting Fremont Firebirds (Sunnyvale, CA), observed Monta Vista's basketball team edge Fremont by a score of 50-43.

The Matadors (8-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Santa Clara (Santa Clara, CA). The Bruins come into the challenge with a 6-5 record. In their last challenge, Santa Clara was tipped by Lynbrook (San Jose, CA), 53-50, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Firebirds encounter the Santa Clara Bruins (Santa Clara, CA) in a challenge, on Wednesday, January 15. Fremont will attempt to improve on its 3-7 season record. The Bruins come into the challenge with a 6-6 record after their 65-46 league loss to Monta Vista (Cupertino, CA).