The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Serra Cavaliers (Gardena, CA) and the host Venice Gondoliers (Los Angeles, CA), observed Serra's basketball team edge Venice by a margin of 52-47.

The Cavaliers (5-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Chaparral (Temecula, CA). The Pumas come into the non-league challenge with a 7-4 record. In their last challenge, Chaparral edged Escondido Charter (Escondido, CA), 54-46, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Gondoliers battle the St. Anthony Saints (Long Beach, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Venice will attempt to better on its 3-9 season record. The Saints come into the challenge with a 7-7 record after their 68-48 non-league loss to Sunnyslope (Phoenix, AZ).