The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Liberty Patriots (Bakersfield, CA) and the visiting Stockdale Mustangs (Bakersfield, CA), observed Liberty's basketball team edge Stockdale by a score of 31-30.

The Patriots (16-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Independence (Bakersfield, CA). The Falcons come into the non-league challenge with a 9-5 record. In their last challenge, Independence was tipped by Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA), 43-34, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Mustangs encounter the Frontier Titans (Bakersfield, CA) in a challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Stockdale will attempt to improve on its 10-7 season record. The Titans come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 24-23 league win over Liberty (Bakersfield, CA).