The Yuba City Honkers basketball squad (Yuba City, CA), was nudged 68-66 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Pioneer Patriots (Woodland, CA)

With the victory, Pioneer advances its record to 10-2 on the year. The Patriots travel to Dixon (Dixon, CA) to meet the Rams in a non-league battle on Monday, December 23. The Rams enter the battle with a record of 1-7. Dixon lost 33-25 in their recent non-league battle against Winters (Winters, CA)

The Honkers now own a 4-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sutter for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 26. Yuba City will meet a Huskies squad coming off a 35-33 non-league win over Las Plumas (Oroville, CA). The Huskies record now stands at 10-1.