The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Diamond Ranch Panthers (Pomona, CA) and the visiting South Gate Rams (South Gate, CA), observed Diamond Ranch's basketball team overcome South Gate by a score of 53-40.

The Panthers (9-6) will now prepare for their challenge against St. Genevieve (Panorama City, CA). The Valiants come into the non-league challenge with a 6-9 record. In their last challenge, St. Genevieve defeated Elkton (Elkton, OR), 52-34, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rams battle the Elkton Elks (Elkton, OR) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. South Gate will attempt to improve on its 1-9 season record. The Elks come into the challenge with a 3-6 record after their 52-34 non-league loss to St. Genevieve (Panorama City, CA).