Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Mt. Whitney Pioneers (Visalia, CA) and the host Tulare Western Mustangs (Tulare, CA), saw Mt. Whitney's basketball squad overcome Tulare Western by a tally of 59-47.

With the victory, Mt. Whitney improves its record to 3-6 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Delano (Delano, CA) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 27. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 4-8. Delano won 68-51 in their recent non-league challenge against Arvin (Arvin, CA)

Next up, the Mustangs confront the North Stars (Bakersfield, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 27. Tulare Western will attempt to improve on its 7-5 season record. The Stars come into the challenge with a 8-5 record after their 70-30 non-league win over Foothill (Bakersfield, CA).