The Strathmore Spartans basketball squad (Strathmore, CA), was nudged 39-35 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Golden West Trailblazers (Visalia, CA)

With the victory, Golden West improves its record to 1-1 on the season. The Trailblazers travel to Sierra Pacific (Hanford, CA) to encounter the Golden Bears in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 4. The Golden Bears come into the challenge with a record of 3-0. Sierra Pacific won 84-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Parlier (Parlier, CA)

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Wasco Tigers (Wasco, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 4. Strathmore will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 2-1 record after their 38-31 non-league win over Foothill (Bakersfield, CA).