The Crean Lutheran Saints basketball team (Irvine, CA), was nudged 88-84 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Houston Christian Mustangs (Houston, TX)

The Mustangs now sport a 16-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Goose Creek Memorial for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 27. Houston Christian will battle a Patriots team coming off a 55-43 league win over Nederland (Nederland, TX). The Patriots record now stands at 9-10.

The Saints (7-4) will now prepare for their battle against Saugus (Saugus, CA). The Centurions come into the non-league battle with a 8-5 record. In their last battle, Saugus was nudged by Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA), 82-47, in a non-league battle.