The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks (Murrieta, CA) and the host Linfield Christian Lions (Temecula, CA), observed Murrieta Valley's basketball team overwhelm Linfield Christian by a score of 71-33.

The Nighthawks (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, CA). The Broncos come into the challenge with a 9-1 record.

In their next game, the Lions encounter the Orange Vista Coyotes (Perris, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 26. Linfield Christian will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record. The Coyotes come into the challenge with a 5-7 record after their 69-50 league loss to Liberty (Winchester, CA).