Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Casa Roble Rams (Orangevale, CA) and the visiting Union Mine Diamondbacks (El Dorado, CA), saw Casa Roble's basketball squad hold off Union Mine by a count of 46-43.

With the victory, Casa Roble upgrades its record to 5-7 on the campaign. The Rams travel to Rio Linda (Rio Linda, CA) to play the Knights in a challenge on Tuesday, January 2. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 2-3. Rio Linda lost 48-15 in their recent non-league challenge against River Valley (Yuba City, CA)

Next up, the Diamondbacks play the Placer Hillmen (Auburn, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. Union Mine will attempt to upgrade on its 2-9 season record. The Hillmen come into the challenge with a 4-3 record after their 52-19 non-league loss to Granite Bay (Granite Bay, CA).