The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Murrieta Mesa Rams (Murrieta, CA) and the visiting Vista Panthers (Vista, CA), observed Murrieta Mesa's basketball team overwhelm Vista by a margin of 78-30.

The Rams (8-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Elsinore (Wildomar, CA). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 0-4 record.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Shadow Hills Knights (Indio, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Vista will attempt to better on its 2-3 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 3-6 record after their 45-42 non-league loss to Elsinore (Wildomar, CA).