The El Monte Lions basketball squad (El Monte, CA), was crushed 56-12 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host San Gabriel Matadors (San Gabriel, CA)

With the victory, San Gabriel advances its record to 1-1 on the year. The Matadors host Norwalk (Norwalk, CA) to meet the Lancers in a non-league battle on Friday, November 22. The Lancers enter the battle with a record of 0-2. Norwalk lost 57-34 in their recent non-league battle against Los Amigos (Fountain Valley, CA)

The Lions now own a 0-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Polytechnic for a non-league battle on Friday, November 29. El Monte will meet a Panthers squad coming off a 75-34 non-league win over Riverside Prep (Oro Grande, CA). The Panthers record now stands at 2-1.