Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Bear Creek Bruins (Stockton, CA) and the visiting Lathrop Spartans (Lathrop, CA), saw Bear Creek's basketball squad knock off Lathrop by a count of 57-39.

With the victory, Bear Creek upgrades its record to 3-6 on the campaign. The Bruins host Vacaville (Vacaville, CA) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, December 27. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 6-5. Vacaville lost 82-41 in their recent non-league challenge against De La Salle (Concord, CA)

Next up, the Spartans play the Ceres Bulldogs (Ceres, CA) in a Western Athletic Conference challenge, on Wednesday, January 3. Lathrop will attempt to improve on its 2-10 season record. The Bulldogs come into the battle with a 5-5 record after their 70-49 non-league loss to Oakdale (Oakdale, CA).