Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Portola Bulldogs (Irvine, CA) and the host San Juan Hills Stallions (San Juan Capistrano, CA), saw Portola's basketball squad hold off San Juan Hills by a tally of 48-47.

With the victory, Portola improves its record to 5-1 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to King (Riverside, CA) to confront the Wolves in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, December 27. The Wolves come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Stallions confront the Crean Lutheran Saints (Irvine, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 28. San Juan Hills will attempt to improve on its 9-3 season record. The Saints come into the challenge with a 7-1 record after their 71-40 non-league win over Brea Olinda (Brea, CA).