The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Emerald Aerouants (Dublin, CA) and the host San Lorenzo Grizzlies (San Lorenzo, CA), observed Emerald's basketball team overwhelm San Lorenzo by a score of 67-28.

The Aerouants (10-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Liberty (Brentwood, CA). The Lions come into the challenge with a 17-0 record. In their last challenge, Liberty trounced Deer Valley (Antioch, CA), 47-44, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Grizzlies encounter the Encinal Jets (Alameda, CA) in a challenge, on Friday, January 17. San Lorenzo will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Jets come into the challenge with a 11-3 record after their 57-54 league loss to Arroyo (San Lorenzo, CA).