The Albany Cougars (Albany, CA) basketball knocked off the visiting Hercules Titans (Hercules, CA), 45-28 in Wednesday's league test.

The Cougars (13-11) will now prepare for their test against Richmond (Richmond, CA). The Oilers go into the Tri-County - Stone test with a 15-9 record. In their last test, Richmond notched a victory over El Cerrito (El Cerrito, CA), 56-19, in a league test.

The Titans now own a 8-15 record. They play next when they host Concord for a non-league test on Friday, February 3. Hercules will encounter a Minutemen squad coming off a 45-24 league loss to College Park (Pleasant Hill, CA). The Minutemen record now stands at 4-17.