The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Redwood Rangers (Visalia, CA) and the host Tulare Western Mustangs (Tulare, CA), observed Redwood's basketball team edge Tulare Western by a score of 74-68.

The Rangers (7-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Hanford (Hanford, CA). The Bullpups come into the non-league challenge with a 9-3 record. In their last challenge, Hanford was tipped by North (Bakersfield, CA), 65-53, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Mustangs encounter the Del Oro Suns (Bakersfield, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Tulare Western will attempt to improve on its 9-6 season record. The Suns come into the challenge with a 6-4 record after their 77-67 non-league loss to Dinuba (Dinuba, CA).