The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Mt. Whitney Pioneers (Visalia, CA) and the host Golden West Trailblazers (Visalia, CA), observed Mt. Whitney's basketball team edge Golden West by a margin of 43-38.

The Pioneers (7-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Sierra Pacific (Hanford, CA). The Golden Bears come into the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record.

In their next game, the Trailblazers battle the Mt. Whitney Pioneers (Visalia, CA) in a challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Golden West will attempt to better on its 0-3 season record. The Pioneers come into the challenge with a 7-4 record after their 44-25 non-league loss to Redwood (Visalia, CA).