In Wednesday's league outing, the Bear River Bruins (Grass Valley, CA) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Wheatland Pirates (Wheatland, CA), by a count of 74-44.

The Bruins (16-11) will now prepare for their outing against Marysville (Marysville, CA). The Indians go into the Pioneer Valley League outing with a 16-11 record. In their last outing, Marysville smashed Lindhurst (Olivehurst, CA), 65-23, in a league outing.

The Pirates now hold a 5-21 record. They play next when they travel to Center for a Pioneer Valley League outing on Friday, February 9. Wheatland will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 68-55 league loss to Twelve Bridges (Lincoln, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 12-15.