The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Beckman Patriots (Irvine, CA) and the visiting Temecula Valley Golden Bears (Temecula, CA), observed Beckman's basketball team edge Temecula Valley by a score of 48-45.

The Patriots (7-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Corona del Mar (Newport Beach, CA). The Sea Kings come into the non-league battle with a 19-5 record. In their last battle, Corona del Mar was nudged by Pacifica Christian (Newport Beach, CA), 42-24, in a non-league battle.

The Golden Bears now own a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Murrieta Mesa for a battle on Tuesday, January 6.