The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Pierce Bears (Arbuckle, CA) and the visiting Williams Yellowjackets (Williams, CA), observed Pierce's basketball squad hold off Williams by a count of 57-51.

With the victory, Pierce advances its record to 4-7 on the year. The Bears travel to Woodland (Woodland, CA) to meet the Wolves in a non-league battle on Monday, December 22. The Wolves enter the battle with a record of 6-6. Woodland won 57-56 in their recent non-league battle against Wheatland (Wheatland, CA)

The Yellowjackets now own a 3-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Etna for a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 20. Williams will battle a Lions team coming off a 68-55 non-league loss to Colusa (Colusa, CA). The Lions record now stands at 4-5.