Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Malibu Sharks (Malibu, CA) and the host Carpinteria Warriors (Carpinteria, CA), saw Malibu's basketball squad hold off Carpinteria by a tally of 40-38.

With the victory, Malibu improves its record to 15-4 on the campaign.

Next up, the Warriors confront the Villanova Prep Wildcats (Ojai, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, February 2. Carpinteria will attempt to improve on its 12-13 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 5-7 record after their 37-30 league loss to Thacher (Ojai, CA).