The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets (Blythe, CA) and the host Calipatria Hornets (Calipatria, CA), observed Palo Verde Valley's basketball team overwhelm Calipatria by a score of 60-31.

The Yellow Jackets (6-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Helix (La Mesa, CA). The Highlanders come into the non-league challenge with a 4-3 record. In their last challenge, Helix trounced Crawford (San Diego, CA), 58-45, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Laguna Beach Breakers (Laguna Beach, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 26. Calipatria will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record.