The Rancho Verde Mustangs basketball squad (Moreno Valley, CA), was nudged 46-43 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Twentynine Palms Wildcats (Twentynine Palms, CA)

With the victory, Twentynine Palms advances its record to 5-0 on the year. The Wildcats host Poly (Riverside, CA) to meet the Bears in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 3. The Bears enter the battle with a record of 3-2. Poly lost 48-40 in their recent non-league battle against Hesperia (Hesperia, CA)

The Mustangs now own a 2-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Aquinas for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 5. Rancho Verde will meet a Falcons squad coming off a 64-31 non-league win over Bloomington (Bloomington, CA). The Falcons record now stands at 4-5.