Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Monterey Trail Mustangs (Elk Grove, CA) and the visiting Elk Grove Thundering Herd (Elk Grove, CA), saw Monterey Trail's basketball squad hold off Elk Grove by a tally of 59-53.

With the victory, Monterey Trail improves its record to 5-2 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Capital Christian (Sacramento, CA) to confront the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, December 21. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 4-5.

Next up, the Thundering Herd confront the Casa Roble Rams (Orangevale, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 15. Elk Grove will attempt to improve on its 5-2 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 6-3 record after their 53-43 non-league win over Amador (Sutter Creek, CA).