In Friday's non-league test, the Newbury Park Panthers (Newbury Park, CA) basketball team nudged the host Lancaster Eagles (Lancaster, CA), by a margin of 73-68.

The Panthers now have a 6-3 record. They play next when they travel to Golden Valley for a non-league game on Friday, December 27. Newbury Park will confront a Grizzlies team coming off a 76-32 non-league loss to Westlake (Westlake Village, CA). The Grizzlies record now stands at 5-4.

With the loss, Lancaster falls to 3-3 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Eastside (Lancaster, CA) to confront the Lions in a game on Tuesday, January 7. The Lions go into the game with a record of 4-2.