Paraclete Spirits (Lancaster, CA) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting Bonita Bearcats (La Verne, CA), 61-60 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Paraclete upgrades its record to 15-1 on the campaign. The Spirits travel to Hesperia (Hesperia, CA) to play the Scorpions in a non-league bout on Friday, December 30. The Scorpions come into the bout with a record of 10-4. Hesperia won 61-46 in their recent non-league bout against Democracy Prep Agassi Campus (Las Vegas, NV)

Next up, the Bearcats play the Democracy Prep Dragons (New York, NY) in a non-league bout, on Friday, December 30. Bonita will attempt to upgrade on its 12-4 season record. The Dragons come into the bout with a 0-1 record after their 71-68 league loss to Community Health Academy (New York, NY).