Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Strathmore Spartans (Strathmore, CA) and the visiting Golden Valley Bulldogs (Bakersfield, CA), saw Strathmore's basketball squad hold off Golden Valley by a tally of 42-40.

With the victory, Strathmore improves its record to 4-6 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Taft (Taft, CA) to confront the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 17. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 1-8. Taft lost 64-48 in their recent non-league challenge against Mira Monte (Bakersfield, CA)

Next up, the Bulldogs confront the Garces Memorial Rams (Bakersfield, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 28. Golden Valley will attempt to improve on its 5-11 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 5-5 record after their 59-49 non-league loss to South (Bakersfield, CA).