The Jefferson Democrats ran past the host Dr. Maya Angelou Community Phoenix basketball team by a final score of 51-37 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Democrats face the Santee Falcons (Los Angeles, CA) in a Exposition game, on Friday, December 16. Jefferson will attempt to move on its 2-5 season record. The Falcons enter the game with a 1-8 record after their 83-42 league loss to Manual Arts (Los Angeles, CA).

With the defeat, Dr. Maya Angelou Community moves to 0-9 on the year. The Phoenix host Garey (Pomona, CA) to face the Vikings in a non-league battle on Friday, December 16. The Vikings come into the battle with a record of 6-1. Garey won 57-16 in their recent non-league battle against ESAT (Los Angeles, CA)