Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Dinuba Emperors (Dinuba, CA) and the host Tulare Western Mustangs (Tulare, CA), saw Dinuba's basketball squad hold off Tulare Western by a count of 48-45.

With the victory, Dinuba upgrades its record to 13-1 on the campaign. The Emperors travel to Kingsburg (Kingsburg, CA) to play the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 30. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 9-4. Kingsburg won 52-45 in their recent non-league challenge against Washington Union (Fresno, CA)

Next up, the Mustangs play the Washington Union Panthers (Fresno, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 30. Tulare Western will attempt to upgrade on its 8-7 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 8-6 record after their 52-45 non-league loss to Kingsburg (Kingsburg, CA).