The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Yucaipa Thunderbirds (Yucaipa, CA) and the visiting Victor Valley Jackrabbits (Victorville, CA), observed Yucaipa's basketball team overwhelm Victor Valley by a score of 61-35.

The Thunderbirds (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Norco (Norco, CA). The Cougars come into the non-league challenge with a 16-2 record. In their last challenge, Norco trounced Chino Hills (Chino Hills, CA), 59-56, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Jackrabbits encounter the Barstow Aztecs (Barstow, CA) in a challenge, on Friday, January 10. Victor Valley will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record.