The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Esperanza Aztecs (Anaheim, CA) and the visiting Yorba Linda Mustangs (Yorba Linda, CA), observed Esperanza's basketball team edge Yorba Linda by a score of 59-57.

The Aztecs (2-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Beckman (Irvine, CA). The Patriots come into the non-league challenge with a 9-4 record. In their last challenge, Beckman edged Costa Mesa (Costa Mesa, CA), 80-41, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Mustangs encounter the Villa Park Spartans (Villa Park, CA) in a challenge, on Friday, January 3. Yorba Linda will attempt to improve on its 2-2 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 93-22 non-league loss to Lawndale (Lawndale, CA).