The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Franklin Wildcats (Elk Grove, CA) and the host Elk Grove Thundering Herd (Elk Grove, CA), observed Franklin's basketball team edge Elk Grove by a score of 44-42.

The Wildcats (12-14) will now prepare for their challenge against Laguna Creek (Elk Grove, CA). The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 3-15 record. In their last challenge, Laguna Creek was tipped by Natomas (Sacramento, CA), 56-49, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Thundering Herd encounter the Sheldon Huskies (Sacramento, CA) in a challenge, on Wednesday, February 12. Elk Grove will attempt to improve on its 12-15 season record. The Huskies come into the challenge with a 22-5 record after their 52-38 league win over Franklin (Elk Grove, CA).