In Thursday's non-league outing, the Hoover Cardinals (San Diego, CA) basketball squad beat the visiting San Dieguito Academy Mustangs (Encinitas, CA), by a margin of 53-42.

The Cardinals (8-3) will now prepare for their outing against Vista (Vista, CA). The Panthers go into the non-league outing with a 0-9 record. In their last outing, Vista was beaten by Chula Vista (Chula Vista, CA), 49-43, in a non-league outing.

The Mustangs now own a 5-6 record. They play next when they travel to Chula Vista for a non-league outing on Friday, December 29. San Dieguito Academy will clash with a Spartans squad coming off a 49-43 non-league win over Vista (Vista, CA). The Spartans record now stands at 8-8.