The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Casa Grande Gauchos (Petaluma, CA) and the visiting Novato Hornets (Novato, CA), observed Casa Grande's basketball team overwhelm Novato by a score of 56-23.

The Gauchos (5-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park, CA). The Cougars come into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record. In their last challenge, Rancho Cotate was routed by Casa Grande (Petaluma, CA), 44-30, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the San Marin Mustangs (Novato, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 8. Novato will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record.