The La Canada Spartans nipped the host Glendale Nitros basketball team by a margin of 51-46 in Saturday's non-league game.

The Spartans now have a 4-1 record. They play next when they host Marina for a non-league game on Saturday, December 6. La Canada will confront a Vikings team coming off a 71-69 non-league win over Mt. Carmel (San Diego, CA). The Vikings record now stands at 1-3.

With the loss, Glendale drops to 3-4 on the year. The Nitros host Marshall (Los Angeles, CA) to clash with the Barristers in a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 2. The Barristers enter the outing with a record of 1-1. Marshall lost 65-62 in their recent non-league outing against Newbury Park (Newbury Park, CA)