The Arvin Bears (Arvin, CA) basketball edged the visiting Bakersfield Drillers (Bakersfield, CA), 55-49 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Bears now possess a 5-8 record. They play next when they host Bishop Union for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 26.

With the loss, Bakersfield falls to 4-3 on the campaign. The Drillers travel to Justin Garza (Fresno, CA) to play the Guardians in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 26. The Guardians go into the bout with a record of 4-4. Justin Garza lost 51-38 in their recent non-league bout against Parlier (Parlier, CA)