The Granite Hills Grizzlies basketball squad (Porterville, CA), was crushed 54-23 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Monache Marauders (Porterville, CA)

With the victory, Monache advances its record to 5-1 on the year. The Marauders host El Diamante (Visalia, CA) to meet the Miners in a battle on Tuesday, January 7. The Miners enter the battle with a record of 0-1.

The Grizzlies now own a 6-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Strathmore for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 14. Granite Hills will meet a Spartans squad coming off a 53-26 non-league loss to McFarland (McFarland, CA). The Spartans record now stands at 1-1.