Fans at Monday's league challenge between the El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA) and the visiting Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA), saw El Capitan's basketball squad knock off Golden Valley by a count of 45-35.

With the victory, El Capitan upgrades its record to 17-7 on the campaign. The Gauchos host Central Valley (Ceres, CA) to confront the Hawks in a battle on Wednesday, February 8. The Hawks come into the battle with a record of 3-15. Central Valley lost 68-52 in their recent league battle against Golden Valley (Merced, CA)

The Cougars (9-14) will now prepare for their battle against Patterson (Patterson, CA). The Tigers come into the battle with a 5-9 record. In their last battle, Patterson dropped by El Capitan (Merced, CA), 69-23, in a league battle.