Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Benicia Panthers (Benicia, CA) and the host Vallejo Redhawks (Vallejo, CA), saw Benicia's basketball squad hold off Vallejo by a tally of 71-67.

With the victory, Benicia improves its record to 6-3 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Davis (Davis, CA) to play the Blue Devils in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 29. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a record of 4-6. Davis won 62-52 in their recent non-league challenge against Kimball (Tracy, CA)

Next up, the Redhawks play the Natomas Nighthawks (Sacramento, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 30. Vallejo will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record. The Nighthawks come into the challenge with a 7-5 record after their 73-25 non-league win over Valley (Sacramento, CA).