The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Miramonte Matadors (Orinda, CA) and the visiting California Grizzlies (San Ramon, CA), observed Miramonte's basketball team edge California by a score of 49-46.

The Matadors (6-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Alhambra (Martinez, CA). The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 4-3 record. In their last challenge, Alhambra was nudged by Napa (Napa, CA), 52-48, in a non-league battle.

The Grizzlies now own a 7-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Dublin for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 13. California will meet a Gaels squad coming off a 57-45 non-league win over Kimball (Tracy, CA). The Gaels record now stands at 1-0.