The Golden West Trailblazers basketball squad (Visalia, CA), was outscored 30-20 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Sierra Pacific Golden Bears (Hanford, CA)

With the victory, Sierra Pacific advances its record to 1-1 on the year. The Golden Bears travel to Lemoore (Lemoore, CA) to meet the Tigers in a non-league battle on Thursday, January 2. The Tigers enter the battle with a record of 3-1. Lemoore won 59-53 in their recent non-league battle against Sierra Pacific (Hanford, CA)

The Trailblazers now own a 0-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mt. Whitney for a non-league battle on Friday, January 3. Golden West will meet a Pioneers squad coming off a 50-27 non-league win over Reedley (Reedley, CA). The Pioneers record now stands at 5-2.