The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Strathmore Spartans (Strathmore, CA) and the visiting Orosi Cardinals (Orosi, CA), observed Strathmore's basketball team knock off Orosi by a score of 34-19.

The Spartans (5-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Fowler (Fowler, CA). The Redcats come into the non-league challenge with a 1-9 record. In their last challenge, Fowler prevailed over Woodlake (Woodlake, CA), 42-26, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals encounter the Fresno Warriors (Fresno, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Orosi will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 46-38 non-league win over Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria, CA).