Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Sierra Pacific Golden Bears (Hanford, CA) and the host Redwood Rangers (Visalia, CA), saw Sierra Pacific's basketball squad hold off Redwood by a tally of 42-38.

With the victory, Sierra Pacific improves its record to 4-1 on the campaign. The Golden Bears host Mission Oak (Tulare, CA) to confront the Hawks in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 5. The Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 0-7. Mission Oak lost 47-32 in their recent non-league challenge against Justin Garza (Fresno, CA)

Next up, the Rangers confront the Lemoore Tigers (Lemoore, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 5. Redwood will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 9-7 record after their 59-13 non-league win over Mt. Whitney (Visalia, CA).