The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Paramount Pirates (Paramount, CA) and the host Sonora Raiders (La Habra, CA), observed Paramount's basketball team edge Sonora by a score of 54-47.

The Pirates (5-3) will now prepare for their battle against Lakewood (Lakewood, CA). The Lancers enter the non-league battle with a 4-6 record. In their last battle, Lakewood was nudged by Jordan (Long Beach, CA), 48-40, in a league battle.

The Raiders now own a 7-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host La Serna for a non-league battle on Friday, December 19. Sonora will battle a Lancers team coming off a 55-28 non-league win over Tustin (Tustin, CA). The Lancers record now stands at 8-5.