Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Porterville Panthers (Porterville, CA) and the host Independence Falcons (Bakersfield, CA), saw Porterville's basketball squad overcome Independence by a tally of 57-45.

With the victory, Porterville improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Panthers host Hanford (Hanford, CA) to confront the Bullpups in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, November 22. The Bullpups come into the challenge with a record of 1-0.

Next up, the Falcons confront the Burroughs Burros (Ridgecrest, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, November 18. Independence will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Burros come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 61-47 non-league win over Lancaster (Lancaster, CA).