The Mountain View Vikings (El Monte, CA) basketball nipped the visiting Baldwin Park Braves (Baldwin Park, CA), 22-18 in Friday's non-league test.

The Vikings (3-9) will now prepare for their test against El Monte (El Monte, CA). The Lions go into the Mission Valley test with a 0-9 record. In their last test, El Monte was tipped by Rosemead (Rosemead, CA), 54-11, in a league test.

The Braves now own a 2-15 record. They play next when they travel to Don Lugo for a Mt. Baldy test on Tuesday, January 9. Baldwin Park will encounter a Conquistadores squad coming off a 52-29 non-league loss to Covina (Covina, CA). The Conquistadores record now stands at 8-10.