The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Laguna Creek Cardinals (Elk Grove, CA) and the host Tournament Team (, ), observed Laguna Creek's basketball team edge Tournament Team by a margin of 57-51.

The Cardinals (4-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Chaminade (West Hills, CA). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 14-2 record. In their last challenge, Chaminade nudged Linfield Christian (Temecula, CA), 57-50, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, Tournament Team falls to 5-15 on the campaign. The travel to St. Monica (Santa Monica, CA) to play the Mariners in a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. The Mariners go into the bout with a record of 10-4. St. Monica won 38-32 in their recent non-league bout against Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates, CA)