The Silver Creek Raiders basketball squad (San Jose, CA), was nudged 45-43 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Palo Alto Vikings (Palo Alto, CA)

With the victory, Palo Alto advances its record to 4-5 on the year. The Vikings host Mountain View (Mountain View, CA) to meet the Spartans in a Santa Clara Valley - El Camino battle on Saturday, January 4. The Spartans enter the battle with a record of 4-2.

The Raiders now own a 1-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Evergreen Valley for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 4. Silver Creek will meet a Cougars squad coming off a 77-21 non-league loss to Pinewood (Los Altos Hills, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 7-3.