Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Union Mine Diamondbacks (El Dorado, CA) and the host Bear River Bruins (Grass Valley, CA), saw Union Mine's basketball squad overcome Bear River by a tally of 46-37.

With the victory, Union Mine improves its record to 7-2 on the campaign. The Diamondbacks travel to McClatchy (Sacramento, CA) to confront the Lions in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 15. The Lions come into the challenge with a record of 2-3. McClatchy lost 44-40 in their recent non-league challenge against Nevada Union (Grass Valley, CA)

Next up, the Bruins confront the Nevada Union Miners (Grass Valley, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 15. Bear River will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Miners come into the challenge with a 8-2 record after their 44-40 non-league win over McClatchy (Sacramento, CA).