The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the North Salinas Vikings (Salinas, CA) and the visiting Rancho San Juan Trailblazers (Salinas, CA), observed North Salinas's basketball team edge Rancho San Juan by a score of 66-59.

The Vikings (15-3) will now prepare for their challenge against King City (King City, CA). The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 2-6 record. In their last challenge, King City edged St. Francis (Watsonville, CA), 59-53, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Trailblazers battle the Hollister Haybalers (Hollister, CA) in a challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Rancho San Juan will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record. The Haybalers come into the challenge with a 9-9 record after their 71-39 league win over Seaside (Seaside, CA).