Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Bear Creek Bruins (Stockton, CA) and the host Pitman Pride (Turlock, CA), saw Bear Creek's basketball squad hold off Pitman by a tally of 48-43.

With the victory, Bear Creek improves its record to 6-2 on the campaign. The Bruins host Lathrop (Lathrop, CA) to play the Spartans in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 22. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 1-5. Lathrop lost 67-48 in their recent non-league challenge against Kimball (Tracy, CA)

Next up, the Pride play the Sonora Wildcats (Sonora, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 23. Pitman will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 7-2 record after their 73-24 non-league win over Livingston (Livingston, CA).