The Exeter Monarchs basketball team (Exeter, CA), dropped 49-32 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Kerman Lions (Kerman, CA)

The Lions now possess a 4-2 record. They play next when they travel to Selma for a non-league battle on Friday, December 19. Kerman will battle a Bears team coming off a 46-36 non-league loss to Hanford West (Hanford, CA). The Bears record now stands at 3-3.

The Monarchs (0-7) will now prepare for their battle against Tehachapi (Tehachapi, CA). The Warriors come into the non-league battle with a 5-5 record. In their last battle, Tehachapi dropped by Bakersfield Adventist (Bakersfield, CA), 61-49, in a non-league battle.