The Downey Knights basketball team (Modesto, CA), was overwhelmed 51-22 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the visiting El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA)

The Gauchos now possess a 8-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Calaveras for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 29. El Capitan will confront a Redhawks team coming off a 56-42 non-league win over Ceres (Ceres, CA). The Redhawks record now stands at 7-6.

The Knights (1-9) will now prepare for their battle against Ceres (Ceres, CA). The Bulldogs come into the non-league battle with a 1-6 record. In their last battle, Ceres was overwhelmed by Calaveras (San Andreas, CA), 56-42, in a non-league battle.