The La Habra Highlanders basketball squad (La Habra, CA), was nudged 48-42 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Houston Christian Mustangs (Houston, TX)

With the victory, Houston Christian advances its record to 7-11 on the year. The Mustangs travel to Concordia Lutheran (Tomball, TX) to meet the Crusaders in a non-league battle on Friday, January 3. The Crusaders enter the battle with a record of 4-17.

The Highlanders now own a 14-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Fairmont Prep for a non-league battle on Monday, December 30. La Habra will meet a Huskies squad coming off a 48-46 non-league loss to Rancho Christian (Temecula, CA). The Huskies record now stands at 7-5.