The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Otay Ranch Mustangs (Chula Vista, CA) and the host Santa Cruz Cardinals (Santa Cruz, CA), observed Otay Ranch's basketball team edge Santa Cruz by a score of 40-39.

The Mustangs (8-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Del Norte (San Diego, CA). The Nighthawks come into the non-league challenge with a 7-7 record. In their last challenge, Del Norte was tipped by El Capitan (Lakeside, CA), 65-36, in a non-league challenge.

Next up, the Cardinals meet the Eastlake Titans (Chula Vista, CA) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, December 20. Santa Cruz will attempt to advance on its 5-4 season record. The Titans enter the battle with a 3-7 record after their 69-43 non-league loss to Vista (Vista, CA).