The Liberty Christian Minutemen (Huntington Beach, CA) basketball crushed the host Bethel Baptist Warriors (Santa Ana, CA), 70-42 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Minutemen now possess a 6-3 record. They play next when they travel to Magnolia Science Academy for a Western bout on Tuesday, January 14. Liberty Christian will play a Pirates team coming off a 56-37 league win over Legacy College Prep (Santa Ana, CA). The Pirates record now stands at 8-3.

With the loss, Bethel Baptist falls to 0-7 on the campaign. The Warriors host Magnolia Science Academy (Santa Ana, CA) to play the Pirates in a Western bout on Friday, January 17. The Pirates go into the bout with a record of 8-3.