The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Kerman Lions (Kerman, CA) and the host Sanger West Hornets (Fresno, CA), observed Kerman's basketball team edge Sanger West by a score of 81-74.

The Lions (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Le Grand (Le Grand, CA). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record. In their last challenge, Le Grand was tipped by Turlock Christian (Turlock, CA), 45-38, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Parlier Panthers (Parlier, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, November 26. Sanger West will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 60-47 non-league loss to Tranquillity (Tranquillity, CA).