Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Aptos Mariners (Aptos, CA) and the host Soledad Aztecs (Soledad, CA), saw Aptos's basketball squad hold off Soledad by a count of 41-39.

With the victory, Aptos upgrades its record to 2-5 on the campaign. The Mariners travel to North Salinas (Salinas, CA) to play the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 16. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 8-0. North Salinas won 71-30 in their recent non-league challenge against Everett Alvarez (Salinas, CA)

Next up, the Aztecs play the Salinas Cowboys (Salinas, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 20. Soledad will attempt to upgrade on its 4-4 season record. The Cowboys come into the challenge with a 3-4 record after their 68-43 non-league loss to North Salinas (Salinas, CA).