Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Kennedy Thunderbirds (Delano, CA) and the visiting McFarland Cougars (McFarland, CA), saw Kennedy's basketball squad hold off McFarland by a tally of 34-31.

With the victory, Kennedy improves its record to 2-2 on the campaign. The Thunderbirds host Chavez (Delano, CA) to confront the Titans in a challenge on Thursday, February 8. The Titans come into the challenge with a record of 14-8. Chavez won 34-12 in their recent league challenge against Taft (Taft, CA)

Next up, the Cougars confront the Delano Tigers (Delano, CA) in a challenge, on Tuesday, February 6. McFarland will attempt to improve on its 10-11 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 26-25 league loss to Chavez (Delano, CA).