The Gardena Panthers routed the visiting St. Monica Academy Crusaders basketball team by a final score of 72-43 in Tuesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Eagle Rock Eagles (Los Angeles, CA) in a non-league game, on Wednesday, December 20. Gardena will attempt to move on its 9-3 season record. The Eagles enter the game with a 5-4 record after their 72-50 league win over Franklin (Los Angeles, CA).

With the defeat, St. Monica Academy moves to 10-4 on the year. The Crusaders travel to Lancaster Baptist (Lancaster, CA) to face the Eagles in a Heritage game on Tuesday, January 2. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 3-7. Lancaster Baptist lost 58-48 in their recent league game against St. Monica Academy (Montrose, CA)