John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Patriots (El Dorado Hills, CA) supporters left the game happy Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad hold off the visiting Buckingham Charter Knights (Vacaville, CA), 61-55 in a league match.

With the victory, John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills advances its record to 13-11 on the year. The Patriots travel to Sacramento Adventist (Carmichael, CA) to meet the Capitals in a Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League match on Tuesday, February 11. The Capitals enter the match with a record of 13-12. Sacramento Adventist won 61-18 in their recent league match against Faith Christian (Yuba City, CA)

The Knights now own a 9-12 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Western Sierra Collegiate Academy for a Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League match on Tuesday, February 11. Buckingham Charter will meet a Wolves squad coming off a 87-10 league win over Cristo Rey (Sacramento, CA). The Wolves record now stands at 16-8.