In Thursday's league match, the visiting Golden West Trailblazers basketball team scored a tight 56-54 win over the Mt. Whitney Pioneers.

The Trailblazers (12-7) will now prepare for their test against Highland (Bakersfield, CA). The Scots go into the non-league test with a 14-3 record. In their last test, Highland was tipped by Centennial (Bakersfield, CA), 74-28, in a non-league test.

The Pioneers now own a 6-13 record. They play next when they travel to El Diamante for a East Yosemite test on Wednesday, January 17. Mt. Whitney will encounter a Miners squad coming off a 65-59 league win over Monache (Porterville, CA). The Miners record now stands at 8-12.