Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Justin Garza Guardians (Fresno, CA) and the visiting Centennial Golden Hawks (Bakersfield, CA), saw Justin Garza's basketball squad hold off Centennial by a tally of 43-42.

With the victory, Justin Garza improves its record to 7-6 on the campaign. The Guardians travel to Tulare Western (Tulare, CA) to confront the Mustangs in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 30. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a record of 10-5. Tulare Western won 56-41 in their recent non-league challenge against Frontier (Bakersfield, CA)

Next up, the Golden Hawks confront the Frontier Titans (Bakersfield, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 30. Centennial will attempt to improve on its 3-14 season record. The Titans come into the challenge with a 2-11 record after their 42-33 non-league loss to Victor Valley (Victorville, CA).