The Pinole Valley Spartans tipped the visiting Granada Matadors basketball team by a final score of 63-61 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Spartans face the Las Lomas Knights (Walnut Creek, CA) in a non-league game, on Thursday, January 3. Pinole Valley will attempt to move on its 10-4 season record. The Knights enter the game with a 6-4 record after their 71-51 non-league win over Richmond (Richmond, CA).

With the defeat, Granada moves to 6-5 on the year. The Matadors host San Ramon Valley (Danville, CA) to clash with the Wolves in a East Bay test on Wednesday, January 2. The Wolves go into the test with a record of 5-5. San Ramon Valley lost 61-43 in their recent non-league test against San Leandro (San Leandro, CA)