The Helix Highlanders (La Mesa, CA) basketball nipped the host Liberty Patriots (Issaquah, WA), 55-53 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Highlanders (6-10) will now prepare for their test against Mt. Carmel (San Diego, CA). The Sundevils go into the non-league test with a 6-9 record. In their last test, Mt. Carmel was tipped by Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, CA), 82-74, in a non-league test.

The Patriots now own a 7-3 record. They play next when they host Grants Pass for a non-league test on Saturday, December 30. Liberty will encounter a Cavemen squad coming off a 57-38 non-league loss to Christian (El Cajon, CA). The Cavemen record now stands at 5-5.