The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Orestimba Warriors (Newman, CA) and the visiting Merced Bears (Merced, CA), observed Orestimba's basketball team edge Merced by a score of 59-55.

The Warriors (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Enochs (Modesto, CA). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 1-2 record. In their last challenge, Enochs was tipped by Ripon Christian (Ripon, CA), 42-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the Beyer Patriots (Modesto, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 5. Merced will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 3-0 record after their 53-27 non-league win over Central Catholic (Modesto, CA).