The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Monterey Bay Academy (La Selva Beach, CA) and the visiting Kirby Prep Griffins (Santa Cruz, CA), observed Monterey Bay Academy's basketball team edge Kirby Prep by a margin of 54-47.

The (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Ceiba College Preparatory Academy (Watsonville, CA). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 0-4 record. In their last challenge, Ceiba College Preparatory Academy was tipped by Kirby Prep (Santa Cruz, CA), 58-40, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Griffins battle the York Falcons (Monterey, CA) in a PCAL - Santa Lucia challenge, on Friday, January 10. Kirby Prep will attempt to better on its 1-8 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 3-4 record after their 68-42 league win over Trinity Christian (Monterey, CA).