Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) and the visiting Central Valley Hawks (Ceres, CA), saw Golden Valley's basketball squad knock off Central Valley by a count of 68-52.

With the victory, Golden Valley upgrades its record to 9-13 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to El Capitan (Merced, CA) to play the Gauchos in a challenge on Monday, February 6. The Gauchos come into the challenge with a record of 16-7. El Capitan lost 69-50 in their recent league challenge against Atwater (Atwater, CA)

Next up, the Hawks play the El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA) in a challenge, on Wednesday, February 8. Central Valley will attempt to upgrade on its 3-15 season record. The Gauchos come into the challenge with a 17-7 record after their 45-35 league win over Golden Valley (Merced, CA).