Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Reedley Pirates (Reedley, CA) and the host Liberty Hawks (Madera, CA), saw Reedley's basketball squad overcome Liberty by a tally of 65-45.

With the victory, Reedley improves its record to 8-9 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Mt. Whitney (Visalia, CA) to confront the Pioneers in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 5. The Pioneers come into the challenge with a record of 4-11. Mt. Whitney won 61-40 in their recent non-league challenge against Parlier (Parlier, CA)

Next up, the Hawks confront the East Bakersfield Blades (Bakersfield, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 5. Liberty will attempt to improve on its 4-10 season record. The Blades come into the challenge with a 6-8 record after their 51-47 non-league loss to Firebaugh (Firebaugh, CA).