The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Tustin Tillers (Tustin, CA) and the visiting Ontario Christian Knights (Ontario, CA), observed Tustin's basketball team edge Ontario Christian by a score of 37-35.

The Tillers (2-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Portola (Irvine, CA). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 13-3 record. In their last challenge, Portola edged Valencia (Placentia, CA), 84-20, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Knights encounter the Segerstrom Jaguars (Santa Ana, CA) in a non-league bout, on Friday, December 27. Ontario Christian will attempt to move on its 7-3 season record. The Jaguars go into the bout with a 2-1 record after their 50-21 non-league win over Buena Park (Buena Park, CA).